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I have an autistic teenager. When is it appropriate to start teaching life skills?
Discussion: “For most of the kids who are older and on the autism spectrum, the big problem is service and educational communities giving up on them,” states Dr. Greenspan, and abandoning thinking skills in the process. We shouldn’t stop challenging older children simply because they are autistic. That isn’t to say that life skills aren’t…
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If my child has autism should I push them to play with me? Should I leave them alone? What about self-stimming?
If your child has autism, should you push them to play with you? Or, should you leave them alone? What should you do about self-stimulatory play? How can you create down time for yourself and your child with autism? There are different types of ways to create “downtime” if your child has autism, notes Dr….
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Independence vs Interdependence: Which Should we Prioritize for Children?
For most children, especially those with developmental challenges like autism, one of their primary goals is independence. While it is important for every child to live in the world without being fully reliant or dependent on others, independence may not necessarily be the correct goal. Why? When we are independent, we do everything for ourselves….
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Individual Processing Differences
We have to tune into the child’s individual processing differences To engage in these Floortime interactions, following the child’s lead on the one hand and on the other challenging the child to master each of their new milestones, we have to do something very, very important—we have to tune into their individual processing differences! If…
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Interactions need to be priortized over educational activities