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National Public Radio (NPR) Sheds Light on Autism
Autism has become an important and more widespread topic in the media during the past few years, and especially during the past few months. The recognition that autism is a disorder that many families cope with has created a climate where more information is being shared.
Studies show that at least 1 in 150 children have autism and there has traditionally been little specific information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder, leaving health professionals, physicians and parents at a loss.
More recently there has been an increase in information-sharing. Families are helping each other, physicians and health professionals are involved in conferences that disseminate information that they are able to bring back to…
Click Here to Read the Rest of this Article!Special Interests and Asperger’s – Audio
This edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary discusses how you can use your child’s special interests and obsessions to work on his or her social interaction and play skills.
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Click Here to Read the Rest of this Article!Communicating through AAC – Audio
In this edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary, she will share some stories and thoughts related to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices. She talks about how children with Autism who use AAC devices can often communicate like typical children and how parents, teachers and therapists should deal with and teach them during these times.
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Click Here to Read the Rest of this Article!Communicating with Schools – Audio
With another school year getting started, many parents of children with Autism or Asperger’s find themselves in a dilemma over how to communicate with school administrators, teachers and counselors. In this edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary, she discusses some ideas and provides listeners with some tips for how to communicate with schools during difficult situations.
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Many children can be physically aggressive with peers, parents, siblings, teachers and just about anyone else who they come in contact with. In this edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary, Kelli discusses why children act out like this and shares some ideas for things parents can do to turn negatives into positives.
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Sometimes a child with Asperger’s can have an outburst, tantrum or meltdown when a parent least expects it to happen. This edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary discusses one such situation where a pleasing, but unexpected experience caused unrest and outbursts from a child with Asperger’s. Kelli discusses what happened and provides some suggestions for how parents may handle the situation in the future to prevent it from happening again.
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This episode describes what special interest topics are like for a child with Asperger’s by giving an example of a child with Asperger’s when given a moment of television time. What would be the most important thing for you to shout out when you are given your 5 seconds of fame?
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This edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary describes how sometimes children who “script” are actually trying to tell us something by using the only language they have, scripts from television, movies or books.
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This episode of Kelli’s Audio Diary describes how many times problem solving ability is impaired secondary to a desire to get needs met. It tells a story of a girl not taking into consideration safety when trying to solve the problem of being hungry.
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Problem Behaviors and Asperger’s Syndrome – Audio Diary
In this edition of Kelli’s Audio Diary, we learn how problem behaviors in children with Asperger’s are often not due to a cognitive deficit, but more due to social difficulties. This audio also discusses how to go about getting answers regarding problem behaviors from a child with Asperger’s.
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