Using Video Games and Technologies in a Clinical Practice: The Power of Technology for Kids with Autism Parents of kids with ASDs are concerned with their children’s digital media use. In general, kids affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders are very engaged with technology albeit in a different ...
grow and gain independence. Everything — from the kind of surface it sits on, to the color of its sitting areas, to the placement of the surrounding fence — is specifically designed for kids with autism.
Parents and teachers frequently observe that video games are the preferred type of play for children affected by autism. While there are legitimate concerns that some children on the autism spectrum can become overly involved in video game play, an increasing number of experts have begun to recogni...
Be a role model. For kids with autism, you can model what the right thing to do is – from shooting a basket to using better words when expressing yourself, and everything in between. For the rest of your classmates, don’t forget that you can be a role model of acceptance, patience...
This teaching guide combines a multisensory approach to teaching children and adults with autism through a structured teaching model for direct instruction. Part 1, divided into three sections, discusses important links to learning: improving communication with multisensory techniques, using practical behav...
LEARNING GOES BOTH WAYS Domino Project Teaches Both Kids with Autism, Graduate StudentsGina Fast knew her twin boys weren't like other children, but shecouldn't put her finger on...Hallenberg, Pia
I created a free printable workbook filled with Summer activities for kids with autism for you. Use it to plan out your Summer whether you are running a Summer program at school, a therapy program over the Summer or Summer activities to use at home. Download your free printable Summer activi...
cognition ailments such as autism, ADHD, or sensory processing disorders, we learn about this mind-body connection. With autism for example, I’ve heard from parents who told me that learning with tangible objects has been shown to be much more effective for kids with certain types of autism...
While parents and teachers often have nothing but the best of intentions when teaching children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) about safety around strangers, the oft-used moniker “stranger danger” can have some negative repercussions, especially for kids with ASD who tend to be very rigid...
(HealthDay)—Children with autism learn new words the same way as other children do, but it takes them longer, a small study found.