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  The stress of school closures also led to an increase in certain behaviors among children with autism, including: Stimming (66%) “Meltdowns” (62%) Aggression (46%) Toileting issues (26%) In fact, more than three-quarters of parents of autistic children (79%) said that their child’s therapies had been disrupted during the pandemic, and more than half (63%) said their child was regressing behaviorally. Parents were also concerned that their child was less prepared to return to school, falling behind in school and being left out of virtual social situations. However, while there were negative changes in behavior, parents of children with autism reported that their children have been happier during the pandemic than parents of non-autistic children. The decrease in social demands and opportunity to stay home with loved ones could be contributing to this difference. In total, these findings suggest that virtual school and therapy services may not be appropriate for children with autis...

  As the mother of a young boy  with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), other parents often ask me about my experience.  They want to know how I got through it and more importantly, how my son is doing now. We’ve been at it for  9 years and I’m glad to say he’s doing ok not the best as I expected. We’re proud of him, and ourselves, for the progress we’ve made in this journey together. Our son is a elementary student a brother, uncle , cousin, and grandson. I’m happy to say he has our support. He’s a busy boy, everyone is his friend, sometimes sports fan. Love 💕 to dance 🕺  Toward the end of Pre K elementary school, we got his diagnosis of ASD. Throughout, there were therapies and programs, and curricula, and evaluations and Individual Education Plans (IEPs) galore. We knew all the special educators back in Ohio, many of the doctors, and even some of the nurses, and we have a box  full of records documenting all of it. Without our little families like ours – ...

  Christmas can be such a wonderful time of the year, but for some of us it can be full of anxiety, stress and uncertainty. The lack of routine and the uncertainty of it can really unsettle a child with ASD.Brad love Christmas. He is so excited for Christmas. Christmas happen  to be one of his  favor  H oliday.  he cannot wait for the morning of  Christmas to open his presents. It was all too overwhelming for him. Over the years I have learnt how to reduce this stress for Brad and for our family. Below I have put my  top tips to surviving an Autistic Christmas.   1. Simplify  Christmas is a time full of over stimulation. Lights, tinsel, music, more people coming and going and a lack of routine.  Try to keep the Christmas decoration simple, choose low warm white lights on your tree instead of the colourful ones or ones that flash.  2 Guests  Only invite people that you know are going to help around the house and who are not goin...

 

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  Having a child with  Autism  can impact on various aspects of family lives are affected including housekeeping, finances, emotional and mental health for parents, marital relationships, physical health of family members, limiting the response to the needs for your kids within the family,  sometime poor sibling relationships, relationships with extended  family, friends and neighbors.  Children with autism face a variety of challenge that can significantly negatively impact on parent and family functioning Also, it can create significant stress throughout all family members. social and communication deficits effect on total family members.  Emotionally and financially the families of autistic children become exhausted. ASD can evidently have a potential impact on the child and the functioning of whole family.  Children with autism are identified as problems on mothers’ anxiety and depression. The relationship between stress and behavior problems ...

    Autism and friendships why it’s important  Making and keeping friends can be difficult for a child on the autism spectrum, but autism and friendship don’t have to be an impossible pairing. Meaning friendship of all kinds are important for children with autism, as are learning tools that can help these relationships grow and develop. The benefits of socialization include helping children relate to their peers and self-confidence. Making friends is also a way to practice social skills and put them to use. why friendships are key for children on the autism spectrum, here are some tips that other parents and caregivers can use to help. For children with autism, establishing friendship skills is a therapeutic lesson as much as a life lesson.  all children want to feel accepted by their peers. By making friendship- what can make it so hard for children on the spectrum to make friends in the first place. They might not know how to start or continue conversations, and th...