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Are there any tips for a story time I will be hosting for Autistic Children between 6-10 yrs?
Books
Felts
Techniques
Behavioral Tips
Songs
ANYTHING?
C Hill – Hands on story telling is great with autistic children. Felt books are really good. You can also get small toys that match characters in the book. If you have books that you can play instruments with as sound effects, you can let the children do the sound effect when you point at them.
Do you think the increase in incidents of autism is due more to increased awareness of the condition and subsequent diagnosis or some other factor?
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I think that that doctors have gotten better at identifying autism. But, I think that is only a small factor of the increase in number of children diagnosed with autism.
How do you feel about the whole vaccine thing? I’ve worried about my kids every time they get shots.
Hi Hairstyles. I think that they affect children differently. Vaccines are important, but the schedule that they use to give children their shots can be harmful for children with poor immune systems. If your child does not show any signs of autism, but has a weak immune system (gets sick a lot), you may want to ask your pediatrician to either administer the shots when your child is older or space out the shots. If you already have a child with the diagnosis of autism, you may want to consider putting off the shots and having them spaced out when administered. I personally do not recommend never having your child vaccinated. The vaccines protect our children from deadly viruses. I would prefer to have a child with autism over a child that dies from a horrible disease.
I do actually! I have seen well meaning teacher’s play doctor with this condition. Telling a parent they think or suspect tier child may be autistic is devastating to a parent. What is your advice to teachers or caregivers ‘diagnosing’ children in their care and what do you feel is the best way to point a parent in the right direction as far as getting resources?
That’s a difficult question to answer. First, it’s not the teachers or caregivers place to diagnose. If a teacher thinks that there is a concern, then a meeting should be called and they should inform the parents that there is a concern about his development, behavior in the classroom, etc. Then the school officials should request permission to test the child for a learning disability. They can also suggest to the parents to ask their pediatrician for a referral to a developmental specialist. These days, in a lot of cases, parents are already suspecting the possibility of autism and may bring it up themselves.
A caregiver should point out the areas of concern and suggest that the parents discuss them with the child’s doctor. However, i do not believe that the caregiver should offer up a diagnosis, since they are not qualified.
Tammy,
Numbers of parents of children on the autism spectrum have been discovering and praising my Morph-O-Scopes Kits. May I submit them for review so your readers can learn about them, too?
Myrna, email me at tammy@learningfelt.com and we can discuss it. Thanks.
your blog is very informative. i wish to specialize in special education someday. so thanks!
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That’s great, Sam. Let me know if you have any questions that I can help you with.
HI Tammy. I was thinking that PDD-NOS on the IEP would be helpful for my son. Thoughts? Thanks so much!
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I love how interactive everyone is here with the questions please feel free to pose any questions on my blog as well. http://www.willowbreezerocks.blogspot.com I have been in the medical field for quite a long time and I am a mother to four beautiful children, my youngest son is Autistic. I have started up a great new business and would love to share tips and great techniques. Thanks, Angie aka jadey/willowbreeze
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I was wondering if you know the best ear plugs to buy for someone who is hypersensitive to sounds. I would like to find a pair of ear plugs that aren’t so obvious to others.
I hate not being able to go out to eat with friends. I can not stand to hear people eating. The sound feels like someone is splitting my spinal cord in two and pulling it out of my ears.
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I’m sorry, I don’t. My son is really sensitive to sound too, but he won’t wear earplugs. Because of that, I’ve never tried them out.
Erica, my son is hates loud nosies .. and we use sound proof ear muffs. They have many wonderful versions out there.
As for adults.. I would ask your family doctor. I know our Ear Mouth and throat specialist makes special ear plugs for sounds.. but they are costly.
But typical swimming ear plugs are cheaper and may help get out some sound.
is it true that there’s really a window where you can get them back? and that after that time frame the child will be autistic forever?
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Each child is different. It’s never too late for an autistic child to make progress. You also need to keep in mind that some children develop autistic traits because of food allergies and vaccines. Of course, there are some people that believe vaccines do not cause autism. I don’t think they cause autism, but I do think that they can cause autistic traits in children with poor immune systems.