Because of the nature of diagnosis, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are usually less social and more rigid, making them great employees! Find out… Read More »Companies Hire Individuals with ASD for Jobs
Difficulty with a child who just does not listen? These two articles are great refreshers! http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Obedience_Why_Do_You_Have_To_Tell_Them_Five_Times/ http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/10_Secrets_Every_Parent_Needs_to_Know_about_Saying_No/ For more information, read our post about The… Read More »Help! My child does not listen to me!!!
Here’s an interesting article from The New York Times about talking to your children about their diagnosis: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/talking-to-children-about-their-disabilities-with-metaphors-and-minecraft/?_php=true&_type=blogs&emc=edit_tnt_20140513&nlid=39278382&tntemail0=y&_r=0 What if it is an ASD diagnosis?… Read More »Talking to Children About Their Diagnosis
Did your child receive a diagnosis for ASD? Autism Speaks has a 100-day tool kit that is available for free for parents. http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/100-day-kit 100 Day… Read More »Help! My child received a diagnosis of ASD
Wendy Chung’s TED Talk: Autism – What we know (and what we don’t know yet) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlMcLTqRLs Read our post about Developmental Milestones!
There are no long term research studies done yet, but this may be the way of the future for some individuals with ASD. http://gulfnews.com/1.1254589 Also… Read More »Interesting New Research: ASD in the UAE
Here is an article about using an iPad to increase communication: http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/technology/maximizing-use-ipad?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=text-link&utm_campaign=espeaks Read our post on Picture Communication here!
Parenting is not easy. Discipline and punishment is also a polarizing topic. Punishment and parenting shows us that parents’ harsh words may make teen behaviour… Read More »Punishment and Parenting: How to Use Effectively
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) has developed the following research-based materials: The Kit for Kids (free): This kit is designed to teach elementary and middle school students… Read More »Resources from OAR: the Organization for Autism Research
The first step to changing behaviour is ATTENTION to POSITIVE behaviour – so get started today and increase your repertoire of positive praise! Here’s a… Read More »Behaviour Change Through Positive Attention
