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Tips/Strategies for Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum:

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Tips/Strategies for Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum:

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* Evidence-based intervention helps

* Technology can aid non-verbal children with ASD

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Tips/Strategies for Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum:

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Tips/Strategies for Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum:

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*Let the child know what will happen next

*Set expectations, be consistent, and follow through.

*Acknowledge your child or students for complying with your requests

*Tell the child specifically what you expect and allow him/her to earn privileges for complying with your expectations

*Give Choices

*For some children with language difficulties, showing the child the activity or toy that he will be utilizing next is helpful to encourage him/her to move form one activity to another

*If possible, use a schedule to let the child know how is day will go

*Allow the child to bring a transitional object form one activity to the next

*Distract and redirect problematic behavior instead of saying “stop” or “no”

*If the child seems over stimulated form sensory input, such as a large crowd, bring him/her to a quieter place to de-stress

*Make directions clear, short, and concrete

*When giving tasks, assignments, chores, etc., many children do better if they know when the task will end

*Some children thrive when given structural hands-on or visual activities

*Stay calm when interacting with the child

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Parent Perspective of Autism Spectrum Disorder:

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Parent Perspective of Autism Spectrum Disorder:

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*Parents with autism sometimes describe feeling “overwhelmed, guilty, confused, angry or depressed”.

*Parents are often anxious, not only about today, but also about how the child will cope in the future.

*Guilty feelings, anger, grief, and sadness are common reactions

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Arizona Autism Coalition

AzAutism.Org

Arizona Autism United

AzAUnited.Org

Autism Society of Greater Phoenix

AZAUnited.Org

Autism Society of Southern Arizona

AZ Autism.Org

Arizona Autism of the West Valley

AZANOW.Org

Asperger Parent Network

APNArizona.Com

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center

Autismcenter.Org

Seek Arizona

SeekArizona.Org

SEEDS for Autism

Seedsforautism.Org

Valley of the Sun Autism Network

VSAN.Org

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1.Become overly focused on certain objects.
2.Rarely make eye contact.
3.Fail to engage in typical babbling with their parents.
4.Children may develop normally until the second or even third year of life.
5.Become indifferent to social engagement.
"The severity of ASD can vary greatly and is based on the degree to which social communication, insistence of sameness of activities and surroundings, and repetitive patterns of behavior affect the daily functioning of the individual."

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https://youtu.be/x2hWVgZ8J4A

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1.     Daily routine/outline
2.     Providing students a copy of instructions for assignments.
3.     Provide sensory, audio, and visual tools to accommodate for various learning styles.
4.     Separate (quiet) area for testing or completing assignments.
5.     Allow students to use a laptop or tablet to complete assignments as opposed to writing.
6.     Preferential seating
7.     Monitor student regularly to check if they are on task.
8.     Additional support for social skills.

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problems with social interaction with others. This may include problems talking back and forth, working, or playing with others.

unusual interest in objects

need for sameness

great variation in abilities

under or over reaction to one or more of the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, or hearing

repeated actions or body movements

unusual emotional reactions and expressions

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Autism Myths and Misconceptions:

Autism is not:
* A mental health disorder or brain disorder

* A disease

* Childhood form of schizophrenia

* A boy’s condition

* Cured with medicine and special diets

Autism is not caused by:

+ Bad parenting or refrigerator mothers

+ Vaccines especially the MMR vaccine

+ Environmental factors

Rise in Autism:

@ Prevalence of autism has been steadily increasing for the last 49 years

@ Appearance of autism is relatively new and recently there is an autism epidemic going on

Individuals with Autism:

* Are like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man
* Are intellectually disabled or have mental disabilities

display qualities that may be typical of an individual with autism are just odd and will grow out of it

* Are unable or unwilling to form meaningful social relationships

* Are cold, lack empathetic feelings, or understand the emotions of others

* Will have autism forever

* Cannot Learn

* Have not sense of Humor, are violent, & can’t stand to be touched

* Are pretty much alike

* Have mental superpowers

* Who are not diagnosed with autism will never exhibit characteristics similar to the characteristics of those who have been diagnosed

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On April 26, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the prevalence of autism in the United States. This surveillance study identified 1 in 59 children (1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls) as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet#3082_1
https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1494&language=English

https://theconversation.com/supporting-students-with-autism-in-the-classroom-what-teachers-need-to-know-64814

https://www.autismspeaks.org/