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Therapists can apply years of training and experience, and roomfuls of appropriate equipment, to the care of your child, but you have one advantage that they do not: constant access.
It’s important to know a lot of things when you are going to babysit an autistic child. They think and process differently than normal kids without the condition. They are also very intelligent and special, so it can be fun and exciting to be with them, but take precautions.
Click here for some tips on how to prepare and deal with babysitting an autistic child.
If you’re disabled and having trouble in the job market, you’re not alone. While unemployment rates around the nation remain high, the disabled population faces specific challenges when seeking employment. Often, the journey to find employment can be made easier for disabled people who are aware of federal and state resources designed to assist in navigating the job market and connecting job seekers with specially-funded programs.
Click here to view the list of Disability Employment Resources.
Every child has a “blind spot” in learning and understanding things. Many kids don’t “get” algebra, for example. This is a challenge that the child can usually overcome at some point (e.g., with the help of a tutor). However, in children with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism, the “blind spot” happens to be reading social cues – and it is permanent (called mind-blindness). This blind spot is right there in their face, every day (e.g., dealing with parents, teachers, peers, etc.).
There are certain effects that make language vivid and engaging, fun to use, and interesting to listen to (e.g., figures of speech, sarcasm, body language, tone of voice, etc.). But these effects can stand like sturdy roadblocks between the messages we try to give our Aspergers kids and their ability to receive them.
Aspergers kids with language processing problems, developmental delays, and other special needs can have genuine difficulty understanding the nuances and subtexts of language.
Click here for 10 Tips to Stop Confusing Your Child
Expert, friendly speech therapists are available. They are good at what they do, and we’ll see results. Great! We run into one holdup: sessions are $75 to $140 per hour, with the more experienced therapists at the higher end of that range. How many sessions will my daughter need? It’s possible that four or five sessions could deliver some progress, but for complete resolution, a common range is 20-30 sessions. A therapist who can hold my child’s attention, and provide her a positive experience with excellent results, is a skilled professional, and her services are in demand.
Up to $3,000? Are there grants available to help with this?
Click here to find out about grants available.
Celebrate Autism Awareness Month by attending the 5th Annual Edge of Autism Walk and Festival on April 28th 2012 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania! Come out and “Walk and Mile In Our Shoes” along a route dedicated to our exceptional children and filled with important information about autism and autism awareness.
This year’s Edge of Autism Event will be held at Schreiber Pediatric Rehabilitation Center, which provides family-centered education and therapy programs for infants, children and adolescents with disabilities, developmental delays and acquired injuries.
At the conclusion of the walk we will return to Schreiber for a fun filled festival of games and activities that include music, face painting, crafts, bounce house, playground, food and an autism services fair.
All paying online registrants who register BEFORE April 11th, 2012 will receive a t-shirt.
Check in for the walk begins at 9:00am. Choose a 1 Mile or 5K Option.
Entry fee is $25 for adults and all online registrants receive a t-shirt
Individuals with autism walk free and receive a tee shirt with online registration
Children under 18 walk free without a t-shirt or $10 with a t-shirt and online registration. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
**To register your child without a t-shirt, at the end of registration process before making payment, please enter the discount code: noshirt
If you have any questions please contact at us info@edgeofautism.com
Proceeds will benefit the Tommy Foundation and Lancaster County Autism Mommies, both local 501(c)(3) organizations working with children and individuals affected by autism.
Section 504 forbids disability discrimination by federal grantees, including local school districts; Title II forbids disability discrimination by state and local governments, again including school districts. The regulations promulgated to enforce section 504 require that all children with disabilities, as defined by section 504 and the ADA, be provided with free, appropriate public education as interpreted by the section 504 regulations. 34 C.F.R. § 104.33(a) (2011). That entitlement does not hinge on IDEA eligibility.
As more parents turn to section 504 and the ADA in special education cases, courts will need to confront questions of appropriate education, procedural protections, defenses, and remedies under those laws as distinct from IDEA. The courts should be guided by a straightforward reading of the statutes and regulations. If courts give the relevant provisions their natural reading, they will provide the protection that Congress intended to give schoolchildren with disabilities when it enacted those laws.
Click here to read more.
What’s the best sport for a child with autism? As with every child, the best sport is the one your child enjoys and excels at. That said, though, autism does impair social and communication skills and may have a negative impact on gross motor coordination. That means “typical” team sports such as soccer, basketball and hockey may be particularly tough. Individual sports, however, may be just the ticket.
Click here for a list of sports that children with Autism can enjoy.
| February 11, 2012 | | 7:00 am | to | 8:30 am |
As parents and educators of children and teens on the spectrum we have real worries in regards to the safety of our loved ones and students. Here is your opportunity to get some facts and strategies to decrease your worries.
Autism College in partnership with the National Autism Association is presenting a series of free on-line conference webinars on Autism Safety and Crisis Prevention.
Bullying in the United States was once a silent epidemic which was endured by millions of children on a daily basis. The attitude “kids will be kids” was just part of normal childhood development. Today, bullying in schools is being recognized as a national problem for all students including children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A report from the Massachusetts Advocates for Children (Ability Path, 2011) found that nearly 88% of individuals with ASD are bullied in school. Dr. Ernsperger will provide research and specific strategies in order for parents and professionals to create a safe educational environment and follow the legal requirements set out by the federal government on bullying prevention for students with disabilities.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the statistics of bullying
- Recognize the warning signs of victims and stereotypes of bullies
- Respond to the victims of bullies
- Respond to bullies effectively
- Teach anti-bullying social skills
- Report bullying incidence in school settings
Click here to register.
Camp helps students adjust to being away-from-home by giving them practice being away-from-home. Campers coming to camp (often as young as Kindergarten or 1st grade) get to experience being separated from home successfully. Certainly, most campers have some homesickness, but the supportive camp community and the fun activities help ease them through this initial challenge. Homesickness is natural. Children will miss their parents.
Camp also helps campers deal with uncertainty. The first week of camp is full of uncertainty: Who are these counselors? What are these traditions? Where do I go? Who will be my friends? Will I be successful? Just like college, there is schedule-related uncertainty (where to go and when) and social uncertainty (who, among this group of relative strangers, will be my friend).
Click here to read more about the benefits of attending summer camp in preparation for college life.
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