I am only speaking from what I know there are different levels and degrees of Autism, your child might have low functioning level 8 I am not speaking of that.
I am speaking of Level 1 Autism High functioning The one thing I notice that they all have in common is social skills, communication and behavior these 3 adjectives are always used I see a lack in social skills, quite , being alone, and making the most of it, play alone , you almost think they have someone in the room with them, they dont know how to make friends, or when they do make a friend they don know how to keep one because there interest is fixated on 1 or 2 things and thats all they talk about or they dont get jokes or sarcasm and quickly whatever friend they made is gone , because that friend can tell something is wrong with them, but if that friend would just hang in there a little bit longer with the kid with level 1 autism they would know it gets better these kids want a friend, they wanna hang out with other kids which leads into communication for level 1 its not that they cant talk its like communication and social skills go together they go hand in there because they dont get funny things at first or jokes or tell a joke correctly at first makes it hard in the social area . Behavior well they do not break rules and mostly follow rules exz would be you dont need to worry about your child coming home late or drinking before the age of 21 but you do need to worry about them crossing the street even at 13 or 15 years old sometimes they dont want to try new things because they lack confidence in them selves they are afraid they will fail . What I do Praise, encouragement . make new experiences available for them to try, ask them what they wanna try , get them involved in planning activities anything even planning 1 meal for the week ,keep telling them your proud of them , hug them , I also use slang words ,throw sarcasm around , they will never know these words unless you teach them sounds crazy but my nephew comes up with some good ones every once in awhile that makes me laugh so hard. I teach life skills just things that you will need in life dishes, chores, using a screw driver , laundry using a check book, his personal items to keep id, social security cards and why you need these things , mostly everything I do I explain or he will ask if he doesn't understand the reason or the meaning behind it , You cant yell at a kid with level 1 they will cry easily I am not perfect I try very hard not to yell I try to slowly and calmly explain things ,have I yelled yes did he cry yes , great grades in school , so many other characteristic that are typical of a teenage boy asking about girls, sex, the future, getting a job , going to some type of secondary school after high school as he gets older characteristics he had before are fading away or improving but in some degree even lessened still there he doesn't stutter any more but sometimes takes him a min or 2 to give you a answer, and they learn differently he learns best with visuals and doing it over and over again he doesn't study all week for a test , which I made him do with arguing alot about studying every single day after school but me and his teacher spoke several times after he had a test one week he got 50 2nd test he got 88 took weeks and weeks to figure out why does he get a 50 then a 88 well my nephew was correct he does better on a test if he doesn't study sounds crazy but true so now he only study's on Thursday the night before a test , I am no expert I learn as I go and I can only do my best to get him the best and to set him up for a good job not sure what that will be yet, we know he likes food and computers or so we think as the next year rolls around I think we will have a better idea, I hope so next year I will need to dig around for certificate programs for people with disabilities, its no easy task it takes digging I know it will be payed for that I have found and I have that paper taped to my wall ,,,
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I recently heard someone say on a video, I f you meet 1 person with autism then you have only met 1 person with autism, people say oh I know what it is but they really dont , Autism is characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. but you dont need to have all of these and they dont need to be severe everyone is different
.ASD can be associated with intellectual disability, difficulties in motor coordination and attention estimated 1 out of 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States. Most cases of autism, however, appear to be caused by a combination of autism risk genes and environmental factors influencing early brain development. Each individual with autism is unique. Many of those on the autism spectrum have exceptional abilities in visual skills, music and academic skills. About 40 percent have average to above average intellectual abilities.Others with autism have significant disability and are unable to live independently. About one third of people with ASD are nonverbal but can learn to communicate using other means Social Skills Your child may have problems using social skills to connect with other people. He may seem to be in his own world. It may be hard for him to
Are you making a list of summer activies? do it the summer goes by so fast and before you know it it will be school shopping and back to school again. sit done wth your teenager and make a list of things you wanna see and do, places you would like to see and visit, then put them on a poster board and as you do them mark them off its actually kinda fun and exciting , we have been working on our summer list
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