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Sample Articles from Autism Family Online
Autism Family Online is full of multi-media materials. Along with printed format, this site contains audio and video presentations to provide the most beneficial learning environment. Here are a few samples to give you an idea of the kinds of information and resources you'll find in the Members Area of this site.
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Webinar: Answers to the 10 Most Important Questions About Autism Fitness
Linda Hodgdon interviews Eric Chessen
I received an email from a frustrated Mom of a child with autism. She wanted her son to play on a Little League baseball team, but he just couldn't do what was necessary to be successful. She wrote a very long list of everything he did wrong. He couldn't stand at in the right position. Swung too late to hit the ball. Didn't hold the bat in the right place. Didn't know when or where to run. And on and on. She wanted me to tell her how to use visual strategies to help him learn. It was hard to know how to . . . keep reading
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Visual Strategies: 25 Reasons to Use Visual Strategies
Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
We use visual tools to accomplish a purpose. Perhaps we use something visual to help a student understand a situation. Maybe we provide a visual prompt so a student can accomplish a task more independently. Think of the PURPOSE of a visual tool. Defining the student's NEEDS guides the decision about what kind of tool to use. Identifying the purpose of a visual tool helps us know how to use it. Is your school or home environment set up to provide the visual support your students can benefit from? . . . keep reading
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First Year of College: Lessons from a Parent of a Child with Asperger Syndrome
Julie Coulter
My husband and I began a new phase in life last fall as our son left home to attend college. After struggling with ADD and Asperger Syndrome through special education programs in a mainstream environment for 13 years, he had graduated from high school successfully. We are proud of his hard work and the steps he took to get to college. We are very grateful to all the teachers who helped our son prepare for college in high school. We are also very thankful for college programs for students with special needs. . . . keep reading
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Emotions: Help Students with ASD to Communicate What They Need
2 X 2 pictures
I don't want it, I don't like it, hungry, thirsty, sad, cry,
too noisy, scared, I'm mad, mad, I forgot, sick . . . keep reading
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