If you have come here seeking to help an autistic child in your class, I commend you. Good teachers will change the world. And I hope the tips I have here will help you. These suggestions are for younger children who aren’t self-aware yet. For anyone reading this and not familiar wi...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects many children and adults. The development of ASD is highly influenced by genetic, with many studies found that it has high heritability.Answer and Explanation: Since autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a wide range of ...
Two studies were conducted to better understand how children with intellectual disabilities (ID) empathize with the feelings of others during social intera
Many autistic children have intensely focused interests, and when theseinterestsare included in their learning, it can greatly enhance their motivation. Modifying lesson plans to include these interests can turn education into passion, making a significant difference in a child’s education. For example...
to items or directional motions with your hands. Talking to autistic people can help them have a chance to express themselves. It is feasible to establish a productive line of contact with autistic children if one is patient, uses basic language, and makes use of nonverbal clues and gestures...
neurodivergent and autistic individuals or people living with social anxiety disorder may avoid eye contact due to discomfort. Studies have found that forcing autistic children or adults to make eye contact canworsen their cognitive functionand may not assist them in social interaction like it assists...
understanding of others’ intentions, as well as a questionnaire pertaining to their comprehension of social situations, ironic criticism, and idioms.Results: TD children outperformed the autistic children in idiom and irony understanding, as well as in ToM and social situation understanding. ...
whereas individual variability is also reported. Aspects of cognition seem to correlate with linguistic abilities.Conclusions: In sum, despite variability in linguistic abilities, language deficits constitute a significant aspect of the clinical profile of many adults with developmental and epileptic encephalo...
Traveling can be complicated for neurodivergent travelers. That’s why airlines are working to make air travel more comfortable.
What are the characteristics of an autistic individual? What are the causes? And how can we help an autistic person? According to the NAA (2016), Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3. “From birth to 5 years, children reach mileston...