Autism effects every child differently, so it is difficult to find the exact treatments your child needs to cope with his or her symptoms. One thing that effects some autistic children (though, not all) is problems with visual perception. By using some standardized methods to help improve visual perception, you can give your child the [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Although planning a family vacation with children may make any parents pull out his or her hair, it can be a rewarding experience for everyone in the end. It is no different if you have an autistic child in the family. The important thing to remember is that you need to be prepared for whatever [...]
Self-discipline is a skill that most autistic children have trouble acquiring. This includes not only inappropriate outbursts, but also habits that can be potentially dangerous, such as being aggressive towards others or causing harm to themselves, such as banging their heads off walls. To prevent these and other behaviors, one technique parents and educators can [...]
For most parents, discovering that their child has autism can be devastatingly painful. Unfortunately, however distraught the parents may be, they have to act fast. Being a parent, you simply don’t have the time to scrutinize as to how this thing could happened. At this point, the only thing you have to think about is [...]
How should educators and parents handle a child’s autistic fixations on things such as vacuum cleaners or trains?
Fixations should be used to motivate schoolwork and education. If an autistic child is fixated on trains, try to use his interest on trains to motivate reading or learning arithmetic. Encourage him to read about trains or do [...]
Sensory overload is another feature that often manifests in autism. For example the flickering of a fluorescent light that goes unnoticed by most may be an annoyance to an autistic child. The child may be sensitive to noises, the feel of some materials against their skin, or the amount of pressure placed on areas of [...]
Ten locations in California have recently been identified to have higher rates of autism than other surrounding areas. Called autism clusters, these areas have high concentrations of white residents, most of whom are highly educated parents.
More autism clusters are hoping to be uncovered by the University of California Davis researchers. This is being done in [...]
Children who were born to parents considered to be well-educated tend to have greater chance of having autism. Even researchers from the University of California Davis were surprised by this findings.
Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental disorder that affects the way a person communicates with and relates to the people around them. It is usually first noticed when a child reaches the age of about three and is basically identified by considering the ‘triad of impairments’. These are three areas [...]