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Best Practices in Support of Aging Adults with Autism
…spectrum. I elaborate by commenting about the lack of empirical research, valid data, and ongoing resources committed to understanding the transition of care needs facing a growing aging autistic population:…
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Sensory Processing Difficulties – Dressing For Success
…Success! As mentioned above, making adaptations within the child’s everyday life is also a part of understanding the child. Every child deserves to feel comfortable and adorable in their clothing….
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The Lighter Side of the Spectrum: A Mom’s View – Being Jack’s Brother
…is approaching the bus stop – and how to communicate more creatively. For the longest time you would come to me to tell Jack things or ask something, now we’re…
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Employment and People with Disabilities: A Social Ill to Change, Not Manage
…its funds and programs for individuals with less severe disabilities were limited with big gaps. Schools will send students to the State VR systems without a complete understanding of the…
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A Look Inside the Hidden Curriculum
…Gagnon (2001), uses a non-threatening, motivating hero from a child’s special interest to provide a visual sequence that models appropriate steps for completing a social skill such as those found…
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Computerized Health Games to Promote Social Perceptual Learning in Autism
…with ASD. Recognizing facial information and understanding it are essential skills for competent social functioning, like grasping what another person is thinking and feeling. Functional brain imaging studies have shown…
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ASD and Internet Crime
…child pornography and deviant sexual material. Compulsive Surfing/ File Collecting Individuals on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to pornography addiction due to their obsessive compulsive tendencies, perseverative behavior and…
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A Brief Overview of the Special Needs Trust
…the child’s siblings or a favorite charity), without having to pay back Medicaid first. An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure. For more information, visit www.falconlawgroup.com….
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Divorce with a Child on the Spectrum
…children should also continue their extracurricular activities if at all possible. Cancelling the children’s extracurricular activities will compound their sense of loss and will remove them from their support network….
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Support for Parents and Progress for Children with Autism
…an organization to support families with a child with autism. To learn more about United Supports for Autism, visit www.unitedsupportsforautism.com. References Durand, V.M., Hieneman, M., Clarke, S. &…
