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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. Terms of Use
   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
   
   
3. 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
   
   
4. Brushing Teeth
   Brushing Teeth . . . keep reading
   
   
5. 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
   
   
6. 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
   
   
7. 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
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. 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
   
   
10. Overcoming Fear in Autistic Children- A Success Story
    Isaac was faced with two alternatives. He could either stay inside all day every day or go outside and face the terrifying noises that arrived with the onset of summer; cicadas rattling, mosquitoes humming, and bees that buzzed at every flower. He weighed his options . . . keep reading
    
    
11. Autism 101 for Fire and Rescue Personnel
    Autism Facts To Know . . . keep reading
    
    
12. 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
    
    
13. Lions training dogs for children with autism
    Penny Coles
    As the number of children with autism has ballooned in recent years, the Lions service club has stepped up to the plate with a program to provide assistance with dog guides. For more than 25 years, the Lions Foundation of Canada has been providing dog guides to people with disabilities, first for the visually impaired, then to people with hearing problems, those with special needs or suffering from seizures. Their newest program will place dogs with children . . . keep reading
    
    
14. 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
    
    
15. Temple Grandin's Success Story
    The story of Temple Grandin's life with autism is now being made into an HBO movie. Her parents were told she was autistic as a child when she did not learn to speak until she was 4 years old. However, Temple Grandin went on to become a . . . keep reading
    
    
16. 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
    
    
17. 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
    
    
18. Dad: Horse Riding Helped His Son With Autism
    Emily Friedman
    It was a horse named Betsy, after all, that Isaacson credits with helping to heal his son Rowan, who was diagnosed with autism just after his second birthday in 2004. The toddler's uncommunicative, tantrum-ridden state devastated . . . keep reading
    
    
19. I Forgot my Password
    I forgot my password. Help! . . . keep reading
    
    
20. Temple Grandin: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow Part 1 & 2
    An interesting interview with Temple Grandin . . . keep reading
    
    

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