By Tammy, on July 26th, 2010%
 Teaching an autistic child requires creativity and an understanding of the child’s strengths and weaknesses. You can not take one program and use it with all autistic children. Each program needs to be designed specifically for each child. This can be difficult for teachers. Having an IEP for your child helps, [...] . . . → Read More: Teaching An Autistic Child
By Tammy, on July 26th, 2010%
 Don’t be afraid to take a step back with your autistic child. There are times when you have to take a step back in order to move forward. I have had to do so on several occassions with my son. It’s not always easy, but it is worth it in the end.
My son used to [...] . . . → Read More: Take A Step Back With Your Autistic Child
By Tammy, on July 24th, 2010%
 Raising an autistic child is stressful. Raising an autistic child is difficult. Not enough time and not enough money. We say and hear these things all of the time. What about the positive’s of raising an autistic child? Do we take time to appreciate the gift we have in our child? This article will be [...] . . . → Read More: Appreciating Raising My Autistic Son
By Tammy, on July 19th, 2010%
 I spend a lot of time worried about my son’s future. I tend to concentrate on what he needs to learn, and forget to appreciate what he has accomplished. The last couple of days, I have been paying attention to the things that he can do on his own.
He can help make his [...] . . . → Read More: Take Time To Praise Accomplishments of Your Child with Autism
By Tammy, on May 25th, 2010%
I am often asked: “How do I support the artistic development of my disabled child now and as he grows up? What community resources are available for him?”
I believe it is very important to identify and cultivate the artistic skills and interests of children with disabilities. There are several reasons for this. First, art gives [...] . . . → Read More: How To Support The Artistic Development of Your Special Needs Child
By Tammy, on May 15th, 2010%
Finding out that your child has autism or any of the other autism spectrum disorders is hard for any parent. No matter what your life experience and circumstances are, it is not an easy thing to hear from a doctor, “Your child has autism, aspergers syndrome, or PDD.” For many parents they then embark on [...] . . . → Read More: 10 Things Your Child on the Autism Spectrum Would Tell You if They Could
By Tammy, on May 13th, 2010%
Have you been over to the AutismLearningFelt Forum? I’ve made a couple of changes. I moved the Giveaways Around The Blogosphere into the forum. This is so that I don’t have to keep up with the ones that have expired and delete them.
I am trying to pull in new members, and to get [...] . . . → Read More: Connect With Other Autism Parents
By Tammy, on May 6th, 2010%
Tammy Lessick has been writing about TapToTalk since it first came out. She was kind enough to invite the TapToTalk team to do this guest post.
One of the key features of TapToTalk is that you have a choice of kid-friendly, socially acceptable, low cost devices for assistive communication. With your subscription, you can use TapToTalk [...] . . . → Read More: A Kid-Friendly & Affordable AAC Device? TapToTalk is the Answer
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