Why autistic children and teenagers behave in challenging ways Challenging behaviour in autistic children and teenagers It’s common for autistic children to behave in challenging ways or ways that are difficult to manage. For example, autistic children and teenagers might: Autistic children and teenagers might behave in challenging ways because they: Your child’s difficult behaviour...
Characteristics & Diagnosis of Autism Autism is characterized in the DSM-V by: Persistent differences in communication, interpersonal relationships, and social interaction across different environments What this can look like Being nonverbal or having atypical speech patterns, having trouble understanding nonverbal communication, difficulty making and keeping friends, difficulty maintaining typical back-and-forth conversational style Restricted and repetitive...
What is Autism? Their Strenth Autistic people may act in a different way to other people Autistic people may: Autism is not an illness Being autistic does not mean you have an illness or disease. It means your brain works in a different way from other people. It’s something you’re born with or first appears...
What is ASD and symptoms Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of neurodevelopmental disorders predominantly characterized by impaired social functioning and communication disturbances. Symptoms can include intense focus on one item, unresponsiveness, lack of understanding social cues (like tone of voice or body language), repetitive movements, or self-abusive behavior like head-banging. The severity of the...
Toys for Kids with SPD Picture this: you’re midway through a therapy session with a group of five students. Four of the students are focusing and engaging, but the fifth student will not stop fidgeting. He’s distracted, and you know it’s only a matter of time before the other students in your small group become...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Autism Sensory Issues Sensory issues often accompany Autism. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association added sensory sensitivities to the symptoms that help diagnose autism. Autism’s sensory issues can involve both hyper-sensitivities (over-responsiveness) and hypo-sensitivities (under-responsiveness) to a wide range of stimuli. These can involve: For example, many people on the spectrum are hyper-sensitive to bright...