However, most of the interventions in autistic pupils evaluate the child outcomes, disregarding the family aspects that influence the immediate or long-term effects of the therapy. It is not convenient to assume that the improvements derived from the interventions with these children will reduce the...
Kimberly and I took the label "autistic" as an insult, but my sister didn't mean it that way. She's a teacher in a public school, and she's seen her share of pathologies. Her son had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder—ADD. We all conceded that Harrison had ADD, plus ...
Taking classeswith other people is another amazing activity to help facilitate social skills. Autistic adults can take classes that focus on their specific interest. If the individual is interested in the topic, it will be easier for them to interact with the group. If the autistic adult is no...
and I have no qualms about kindly, but firmly asking other adults to cease and desist if they are being intrusive, or interacting in a disrespectful way with a child I am caring for. It’s my job. I get paid to put this child’s needs front...
an extremely aggressive young man with a mild intellectual disability, a young man with multiple disabilities whose behaviour is destructive, a very withdrawn young woman with life threatening self-destructive behaviour, and a young autistic man with a broad spectrum of extrem...