Social skills are perhaps the most difficult area for any child with autism. Even the ones who are really high functioning are often diagnosed as having autism because this is the one defining trait across the spectrum that does not change. Unfortunately for most parents, it is also the most difficult to teach. Because children… Continue reading Social Skills and Peers – Teaching the “Grey Area” to Your Autistic Child
Category: Special Education and Your Autistic Child
Ideas on Dealing with General Education Teachers and Your Autistic Child
We live in a day and an age where most teachers who are churned out of the colleges and universities have been taught how to perceive children with special needs as they are mainstreamed into the classrooms. The teachers are required to take sensitivity training as part of their jobs. They learn how to deal… Continue reading Ideas on Dealing with General Education Teachers and Your Autistic Child
ARD, IEP, and BIP – Special Education and Your Child
Having a child with autism means that he or she will require special services when they attend school. In some states, an ARD, or Admission, Review and Dismissal is conducted prior to the child’s first year of school and in advance to their needs being addressed in an IEP. With an ARD, the parents sign… Continue reading ARD, IEP, and BIP – Special Education and Your Child