My issue, is that I'm having a hard time figuring out how to turn these types of new players down, without sounding rude, mean, or fed-up with trying to teach things that I'm not great at teaching to begin with. Having Aspergers only makes this harder for me, but that's besides...
Teach him that this whole aspergers thing doesn't mean anything. Let him know it's ok to be himself, and that he can do anything he puts his mind to. Apr 04, 2008 Rating Asperger's Syndrome?? by: Kristy in NJ Hi! I know the whole meltdown thing as I'm sure everyone else ...
Many children are worried about thecoronavirus(COVID-19) —thenew-to-humans viral strainin the coronavirus family that affects thelungs and respiratory system. As parents, other family members, or children and youth workers, we are likely to be worried about how to keep them safe. Much of ...
The focus was locked on disability, and once they had their lists of behavioral aberrations, they had to treat them. In the case of autism (and Asperger’s and PDD-NOS), there was a lot of head scratching, as no credible pharmaceutical “cure” ever emerged. For many parents, the ...
That’s because echolalia can serve a lot of different purposes. In order to treat echolalia correctly, you need to know why the child is repeating or echoing. If it is because he doesn’t know the correct language to use, you will treat it differently than if it’s because he finds ...
Live in the present Key Moments I call difficult, upsetting events “key moments.” These are events that trigger strong emotions and so it is easy to become defensive or reactive. We experience key moments every day. Some are relatively minor (a child knocking over a glass of milk) or ot...
I know getting around others can be the last thing you want to do. But think of yourself as your own parent. There is a child-you inside who desperately needs the parent-you. Protect that scared, angry and lonely child by getting him or her out among people. Let her smile. Change ...
Determining why a child acts unusually can be a difficult process. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and autism can look similar on the surface, but they work very differently and involve different therapies. Here is how to start...