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Tips to Promote Caregiver Emotional and Physical Health
…compelling as that may be, try to take time to expand your interests. Take an adult education class, join a book club, visit a museum, and/or learn a new language….
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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Temple Grandin
…be visiting a big name Silicon Valley company, and the next day I’m at an autism meeting and a mom comes up to me and she’ll say, “He’s 12 and…
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Stress and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Paying Attention to Your Cortisol Level in Challenging Times
…species deprived of a consistent caretaker with whom they bond develop marasmus or failure to thrive. Further, a recent research trend is the investigation of the comparative effects of social…
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Autistic Lived Experience: When I Learned that Helen Keller Believed in Eugenics
…is common across our community, I have a penchant for analytical thinking as a means of helping me make sense of the world. When I analyze something about which I…
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How Supported Decision-Making Can Help Family Caregivers
…Getting the Community Life You Want: A Guide to Home and Community Based Services Advocacy – Boggs Center: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/departments_institutes/boggscenter/products/GettingtheCommunityLifeYouWant.html Person-Centered Planning Tool – NJ Department of Human Services: http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/documents/Documents%20for%20Web/PCPT%203-13-13.pdf Supported…
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Positive Psychology Offers Guideposts for Optimism to Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
…through her website at www.drvaleriegaus.com. References Attwood, T. (2006). The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Butler, A.C., Chapman, J.E., Forman, E.M., & Beck, A.T. (2006). The…
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The Transition from Preschool to School-Age Special Education: CPSE to CSE
…often use measures that are not sensitive to the complex challenges that these children have. For example, these children often have excellent vocabulary (semantic knowledge). However, they are weak in…
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Social Skills Interventions: Considering Generalization
…used in conjunction with practice, such as role-playing. For example, after reading a social story, the child then practices the skill introduced in the story, such as initiation or “politely…
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Organizing Virtual Learning Materials for Students with Autism
…for Transition Program at the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville. To contact the author, email Nancy at nhochmut@uark.edu. Additional Resources JoeSchedule.com – This website provides several free example schedules, and…
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Tapping Into Strengths: Empowering Autistic Individuals to Self-Advocate in the Workplace
…to preparing job application materials, navigating the disclosure process, and communicating their needs. Through self-reflection and communication practice, students can be well-equipped to complete effective job application materials demonstrating the…
