So I had the 2 kids and the youngest was FREAKING out, banging his head on the examination table, the floor, trying to bite me etc. and head but me! So I am staring at this "professional" BEGGING him to help us! And he said "Have you seen the video "Ready Set Breathe"? I loo...
Yet it’s happening every day. Mostly because people do not know or understand ‘why.’ There are a myriad of reasons so many Autistic kids (diagnosed and undiagnosed) are in the young offenders system, and then further on,Autistic adults in the Prison system. So what can we do to to ...
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and the NT people around me are like, um, duh. And I’m likeI can’t handle this I have enough trouble sorting through situations as it is. And I worry about autistic kids like myself thinking that writing “new friend check yes or no” on a chewing gum wrapper and handing it to ...
Me taking control of the interview meant that I started answering the questions with how I remembered things. Like playing with other kids but not knowing when it was OK to join in. Constantly feeling puzzled by the behaviour of other kids. A very vivid memory about not understanding when so...
” Then we would get off. This was one round. When the next bus came, we’d get on again and repeat the process, and get off at the next stop. Some kids only needed three rounds to understand, while others needed three months of continuous training. By following this method, by the...
I love my mum dearly and wished I could see her but I just couldn’t do it. I explained this to my brother but was met with sarcasm and nasty comments instead of understanding. He really lashed out at me, telling me to “suck it up” and that he’d “swap his kids’ problems fo...
home because she felt she was a burden on them. In contrast, Dani clearly wanted to be left alone and flat-out told Rooney that her attempts weren’t helping. Kids need to learn that you can’t always fix someone’s problems and sometimes the best thing you can do is leave them ...
kids will never be able to cope. They probably will, but they need a supportive base and they do need some understanding from their parents, teachers, etc, as they grow and learn because it isn’t going to always be smooth sailing. Help them find their strengths and build on those (s...