Background: Although cognitive functioning is not part of the diagnostic criteria for autism, it is often a target for intervention planning and outcome evaluation. For treatment planning, this may be problematic because educators may develop intervention goals or make educational placement dec...
On the other hand, they perceived an even more intensive and ongoing program could further benefit their children. This study has added to the understanding of the potential impact of social skills programs run in school.KEYWORDS: Theory of Mind, autism, social skills, occupational therapy...
Family therapy treatment: Working with obese children and their families with small steps and realistic goals. Childhood obesity treatment can be discussed from several points of view, and there are many forms of treatment. Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and ... Peterson,Ywonne - 《Acta ...
The concept of Social Stories was created by Carol Gray in 1991 to use with both adults and children with autism. She hoped that it would better assist them with a variety of situations in more detail. Although her targeted audience was autistic people, Gray had specifically created it for ...
In this 9-week class, we will use some of the best children’s picture books to learn nine key social skills such as letting emotions go, asking for help, a
Digital social stories for children around the world Heather first started creating social stories at the beginning of her teaching career to support a few of her kindergarten students. Some of these students were designated as having special needs, such as Autism or ADHD, and were in need of ...
Collaborating with parents and other professionals, such as speech therapists or behavior specialists, to ensure that the social stories are aligned with the student's individualized education plan (IEP) and goals. How can teachers create effective social stories that are tailored to the individual ne...
Our social skills groups are designed to give children a better understanding of the skills they struggle with as well as how they can use them. Call (516) 229-1194.
This might not be the case for children with autism. They may experience echolalia into their adulthood. Some high functioning autistic adults continue to have echolalia in their speech. There may be several purposes for echolalia, which may change over time. Also, there may be a couple of pu...
The social motivation theory of autism states that autistic children are intrinsically less interested in social engagement. As a result, they pay less attention to social information. The outcome: altered social and cognitive development, which can be described as anything to do with the understandin...