Life Construction Ahead
Students with ASDs use a variety of strategies to manage the "load" of everyday life. Sometimes their regulatory strategies are easy to understand, such as when they say, "This noise is bothering me. Can I go somewhere quiet?" More often, though, the combination of their sensory sensitivities and communication challenges interferes with their expression of their feelings and needs. Their requests may be misinterpreted as attempts to avoid or escape. It can take time and experience for teams to learn what a student's behavior means. It takes more time and more experience to teach the student adaptive ways to regulate and communicate. To read this entire article Subscribe »
Feature Articles
By Arnold Miller, Ph.D., Carol Hilliard, M.A.
When phonics and whole-word approaches to reading don't work, it's Symbol Accentuation to the rescue! This article describes how to teach basic early literacy in way that is both meaningful and fun for the child.
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By Lee A. Wilkinson, Ph.D., NCSP
Experienced psychologist and author, Dr. Lee A. Wilkinson, describes three first-level screening tools for identifying the presence of more broadly-defined and subtle symptoms associated with higher-functioning ASD.
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By Linda K. Murphy, M.S., CCC-SLP
Readers will not only understand the critical role that episodic memory plays in making sense of the world, but also how to develop and use it to help children with autism share experiences with others.
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By Mike Frandsen, M.B.A.
Add 10 years of experience with sports for children with disabilities to five years of experience working on academics and social skills with adults and children with ASD, and you have a winning "game plan."
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By Donna Richards
This article, so reminiscent of, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, has some great advice for dads (and moms too!).
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