she said. But the pathways in the brain for speaking are a little different than the ones for repeating words and singing, Neumeyer said, and some kids can sing before they speak.
The speech development is delayed and the child keeps repeating words in a monotone that lacks any rhythm or flow. The child prefers to repeat the same action and behavior and shows no interest in mingling with others. Autism in 1/3rd of children begins showing up when the child is either...
A lot of what I have done in special education has been euphemistically called “restorative” work. In layman’s terms, this means “undoing the damage done to them by their last mainstream school”.Don’t be the teacher who is so unwilling to accommodate autism, that people like me need...
There are people I will not get to thank, though-the many kind strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you’re wondering if this world is a complete mess right now, I’m here to say that is not. So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have hel...
How many autistic people are also LGBT+? Has ABA improved in recent years? Do parents of autistic people wish for a cure? Do autistic people feel empathy or not? With a subject as broad (and historically misunderstood) as autism, it’s important to build an accurate and meaningful consensus...
However, what I admire most about Mother Cabrini is her kind heart. Too often kindness is falsely conflated with weakness or foolishness. On the contrary, it takes a great deal of strength to stand up for people who are being treated badly or to speak out against injustice even when you’...
life, and not because Autists are hilariously walking around making social gaffes and breezing on by like Autistic Mr Magoos, but because Autistic people see the world differently, see social absurdities, and very frequently have the verbal facility to put these absurdities into words, in real ...
it’s a little like trying to cellophane wrap a chocolate pudding. After a few weeks of full lockdown, Sidney was getting increasingly bored with hisPECs cardsand Colorful Semantics – tools that help autistic people build communication skills. My tired attempts to bounce around the kitchen like...
Throughout the thesis, the term neurotypical is used to describe people who are not autistic – a term widely used by the autism community. The term autistic person is the preferred language of many people with autism [2]. The designer uses this term as well as person-first language (such...
The overall results for social learning activity were also promising. For example, one teacher said, “He has been learning new words used during each social learning activity session and later repeating them in other activities.” Teachers were also happy that students are applying the knowledge,...