Changing the Mindset of Autistic Children and Adolescents

• By: Robert Brooks, PhD Harvard Medical School Sam Goldstein, PhD University of Utah School of Medicine
• April 1st, 2012
• child development, developmental challenges, empathy, intervention, nurturing strengths, parenting, positivity, resilient mindset, self-discipline, social skills
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A major focus of our collaboration has been to elaborate upon the concepts of both mindsets and resilience (Brooks and Goldstein, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012; Goldstein and Brooks, 2005, 2007). We propose that all people possess a set of assumptions about themselves and others that influence their...

Training Peers Improves Social Outcomes for Some Kids with ASD

• By: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• January 1st, 2012
• intervention, peers, research, social skills, training
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Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who attend regular education classes may be more likely to improve their social skills if their typically developing peers are taught how to interact with them than if only the children with ASD are taught such skills. According to a study funded by the...

Do Parents and Teachers Get Children with AS/HFA? These Children Lack the Insight or Social Skills to Explain Themselves

• By: Marcia Eckerd, PhD Associates for Children and Families
• October 1st, 2011
• Asperger’s, high functioning autism, nonverbal learning disabilities, school, social skills
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Many teachers and parents miss the connection between the diagnosis of children with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) or high functioning autism (HFA) (and nonverbal learning disabilities) and the behaviors of the child in day-to-day life. When adults don’t get this connection, they can’t communicate...