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1. My Calming Page: Helping Children with Cognitive and Social Disorders Control Emotion - A Completed Example
   Visual aid that can be used to help children with cognitive and social disorders control their emotions. A completed example. . . . keep reading
   
   
2. 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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   We invite our members to enjoy all the features this site has to offer. But we must require that each member abide by certain rules so that no one's rights are stepped on. . . . keep reading
   
   
4. Using Visual Strategies to Improve Transitions - Audio - 1 minute 17 seconds
   I would like to learn how to use visual strategies with younger kids with Autism behavior to improve transition between activities. Effective strategies are discussed. . . . keep reading
   
   
5. Brushing Teeth
   Brushing Teeth . . . keep reading
   
   
6. 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
   
   
7. 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
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. Communicating What Happenend at School - Visual Aid
   Today at School is a simple system to enhance home-school communication. The page is prepared by the student at school to take home. Then the student can use the page to help communicate what happened at school. This page could be used by verbal or non-verbal students. Non-verbal students can point to what happened. Verbal students can use the page to help them remember what to talk about. This is a perfect system for individuals with autism, Asperger's or other communication challenges. . . . keep reading
   
   
10. Autistic valedictorian looks forward to college
    Thomas Baker said his early years in school were a bit rougher than most students'. Socially, he described himself as a quiet pupil who perpetually sat in the corner and had trouble grasping certain concepts. "Academic wise, I had trouble with reading comprehension. I'm the type who is open minded and can never give a straight answer to anything," Baker, 18, said when describing his struggles with standardized tests. "My mindset is a whole lot different than the test-makers'." Baker, who was diagnosed with autisum when he was 18 months old, thinks the disease proglonged his adjustment period when it came to school. The recent Bradwell Institute graduate also suffers from epilepsy and both health issues can make it hard for Baker to feel at ease around his peers. . . . keep reading
    
    
11. Encouraging Fitness in Children
    Easy tips for incorporating healthy habits in a daily routine. . . . keep reading
    
    
12. Reacting to Agitation, Escalation and Outburst in Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Rebecca Klaw, MS, Med
    Part 3 of 3: Thoughtful Response to Agitation, Escalation and Meltdowns in Children with AutisM Spectrum Disorders Before we begin... a word about consequences Children who are developmentally compromised in the areas of flexibility and frustration management usually: Lack the capacity to manage emotions associated with frustration well enough to think clearly in the midst of crisis; and Lack the ability to shift their thoughts from their agenda to your agenda even when faced with very meaningful consequences. . . . keep reading
    
    
13. I Forgot my Password
    I forgot my password. Help! . . . keep reading
    
    
14. Autism 101 for Law Enforcement
    When an autistic child or adult becomes missing from their family or caregivers it must be considered a priority in the handling . . . keep reading
    
    
15. Understanding Inflexible-Explosive Children in Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Rebecca Klaw, M.S,, M.Ed.
    Part 1 of 3: Thoughtful Response to Agitation, Escalation and Meltdowns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders In the literature about working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, attention is routinely given to proactive or preventive strategies for helping children manage their lives smoothly. These strategies are based on insight into a child's particular challenges, recognition of their particular strengths, and acknowledgement of their particular communication style and skill level. The strategies that all of us know, and use, are also based on the understanding of sensory differences and the child's often pervasive need for sameness and routine. . . . keep reading
    
    
16. What is Autism Family Online?
      Autism Family Online is a private, member-only, resource for those interested in supporting individuals with ASD and their familie . . . keep reading
    
    
17. Rick Lavoie: Play Dates & Children with Learning Challenges
    In this video Rick Lavoie talks about play dates and teaching your child with learning challenges the necessary social skills to build solid friendships. . . . keep reading
    
    
18. Autism 101 for Fire and Rescue Personnel
    Autism Facts To Know . . . keep reading
    
    
19. Half of Children With Autism May be Diagnosable Soon After Their First Birthday
    About half of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can be diagnosed soon after their first birthday; others with the disorder may appear to develop normally until that age and then falter or regress during their second year, NIMH-funded researchers have discovered. Their study is the first to identify two such distinct patterns of illness . . . keep reading
    
    
20. Dr. Anthony Alessi: Sports can help Autistic Children
    Anthony Alessi
    Sports play a role in treating autism by emphasizing coordination and body awareness. Dedication to improving a particular athletic skill will also increase . . . keep reading
    
    

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