These communities promote belonging and security, allowing the children who use these platforms to engage in positive interactions without the fear of being bullied or misunderstood.5. Role-Play Online InteractionsRole-playing scenarios serve as a valuable tool in equipping autistic children for the ...
Bulluss says that for manyautistickids, surprises can beanxiety-provoking. Some children may prefer to know what their gifts are ahead of time. Many of the neurodivergent families I work with in my psychology practice, have older children choose their own gifts so that t...
I have a friend who has an autistic adult daughter. She lost her husband 6 years ago. She has no family nearby who can help with her daughter. Lately my friend has been having aot of health issues and need to have several tests done. As you can imagine, she cannot take her daughter...
Turning from calm to temper tantrum may seem to happen really fast. Yet, most children show warning signs while they are still relatively calm. They may be cranky, hungry or sleepy, may had a bad day or were really bummed that you weren’t going to visit grandma, or may have missed yo...
Children sense inauthenticity a mile away. The children I know who aren’t used to being talked to in mother-ese feel disrespected and talked down to when adults speak to them that way. Using first person rather than “Mommy loves Johnny” is a minor detail, but it is another way to ...
And exposure is linked to,” autistic like child behavior”. This is the stuff that pisses me off. This has been known at the highest levels of the scientific community and education, these institutions like Harvard, that this is doing harm to children. And yet, it is still rampant in ...