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Make Inclusion Work! Reducing Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
…deficits in three core areas of functioning: social interaction skills, communication skills, and restricted or repetitive interests (von der Embse, Brown & Fortain, 2011). There is tremendous variability to the…
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Residential Farms Provide Housing and Employment for Adults
…[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.autismcincy.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Autism-Prevalence-Presentation-08.05.11.pdf. Rusty’s Morningstar Ranch. (n.d.). In Loving Memory. Retrieved from http://www.rmr.org/in-loving-memory/. Safe Haven Farms. (a). n.d).About Safe Haven. Retrieved from http://www.safehavenfarms.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=102. Safe Haven Farms. (b). (n.d)….
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21st Century Sexuality Teaching Resources for Youth with Autism
…London: Jessica Kingsley Press. Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Resource for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS). Available for download at http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/r/genericresource_tcm4587661.asp Sexuality and Relationship…
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Should All Nonverbal Young Children with Autism Immediately Have AAC Taught to Them?
…computerized communicative aides has greatly increased the potential for nonverbal student with ASD. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention methods can be used temporarily or permanently (ASHA, 1991). According to…
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Intimate Relationship Failures From an Autistic Perspective
…tremendous effort to communicate and compromise. I was sure we would be partners for the rest of our lives. We looked forward to growing old together, sipping tea on the…
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When an ASD Diagnosis Isn’t the Whole Answer – A Diagnostic Perspective
…understanding concerning one’s past experiences. Even in the best-case scenario for an ASD individual to come to terms with his/her strengths and weaknesses, possible sensory integration difficulties, relationship challenges, Executive…
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Autism, Law Enforcement and Disclosure: Advice from Twenty Years in the Training Room
…Picture Exchange Communications Systems (PECS), or computers that can speak for them. If verbal, their communications may be understood only by a family member, caregiver, or teacher. More often than…
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Autism Paradox and the Broken (Special) Education System
…study. After undergoing a functional magnetic resonance, a 3-hour neuroimaging procedure under sedation, Dr. Harry Schneider (http://www.harrydschneidermd.com/html/autism.html) mapped Fridrik’s brain activity as it reacted to external stimuli: music with lyrics,…
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The Link Between Autism and Suicide Risk
…health concern. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/suicide/ World Health Organization. (2018). Suicide: Key facts. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2018). National suicide statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/index.html Hirvikoski,…
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Autism, Online Offending, and Victimization
…individuals, their activities revolve around a specific interest: finding collecting, and “completing the collection.” This completion is necessary and results in the amassing of large amounts of images or other…
