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Enjoying the holidays with an autistic child

Lisa Jo Rudy

Question: Enjoying the Holidays with an Autistic Child How can we possibly enjoy the holidays with an autistic child? Answer: From Dr. Cindy Ariel: Holidays are often filled with stress. It takes work to make a beautiful and fun holiday for yourself and those around you. There is a lot of pressure to make the holidays perfect and fun, and to enjoy yourself while you're doing it. This is a tall order in any situation, but when you add to that the stress of having a child with special needs for whom ..

So exactly what is the least restrictive environment?

Cathy Pratt

Professionals and parents determining school placements for children with developmental disabilities are faced with choosing among various educational alternatives. For students who require intensive instruction, it has been traditionally assumed that educatio ..

New book guides parents in autism advocacy

ASN

For parents and caregivers of children with autism, the many twists and turns in navigating needed support and therapy can be a daunting process. Often frozen with shock and grief, those in receipt of a new autism diagnosis seldom have a clear set of steps t ..

Five myths about fitness and autism

Eric Chessen, M.S.

Every time I speak at a conference or my own Autism Fitness seminars, I begin (following a brief introduction and deferring the “I thought you’d be taller…” remarks) with a demystification of what fitness is and why it is so important for the autism po ..

Tax planning for parents of children with autism

Karen F. Greenberg CFP

Parents or other caregivers of loved ones with autism may qualify for valuable tax benefits, which may be overlooked by some tax preparers who are unfamiliar with the autism spectrum disorder. These unique tax benefits may entitle parents to additional refund ..

Talking up a sweat

Eric Chessen, M.S.

Ever have one of those moments where you are able to take a concept from math or science and apply it to another situation? When we are able to apply themes and concepts to a broad array of situations, the importance of generalization becomes very apparent. Ch ..

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Anxiety and social competencies - part 2

Michelle Garcia Winner

In the first blog on anxiety (please read first), we concluded with how the "Spiral of Social Success" can work for your students if you talk to them along these lines: 1. You will encounter some stress approaching this situation that you are used to bai ..

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Autism and thoughtful inclusion

Michelle Garcia Winner

I was recently asked to write about the social skills kids need to have acquired to benefit more fully from an integrated setting. While this is a huge question I will write some basic thoughts on this concept. Many of you who are familiar with my work know ..

Once upon a time I knew a handicapped principal

Dennis Martin

I became a school administrator in the fall of 1969 at University High School here in Bloomington. In 1972, I experienced my first special education class which included 18 students with mild handicaps. At that time, I did not really believe that school was fo ..

Video: Children with autism - one teacher's experience

Model Me Kids

A documentary about a class of children with Autism at the renowned Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Produced by Model Me Kids, Videos for Modeling Social Skills, in conjunction with the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Meet the kids and their teach ..

"Show me the data" - broken alternative autism treatments

Dr. Anthony C. Hollander

Okay I sound like a broken record already: “show me the data,” “show me the best research designs,” “show me the replication of the research,” and, more than anything else, “show me the actual child(ren) who have made such miraculous changes (e.g ..

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