Helpful Hints for Behavior at Home
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This article describes a study conducted with three children with severe autism. They investigated the use of pictures to assist in self monitoring behavior in different environments. The use of the picture schedule and steps allowed for more autonomy in these children, lessening the burden of care at home. Please read the study for more extensive information and ways to implement this system in your own home.
This article describes a study conducted with three children with severe autism. They investigated the use of pictures to assist in self monitoring behavior in different environments. The use of the picture schedule and steps allowed for more autonomy in these children, lessening the burden of care at home. Please read the study for more extensive information and ways to implement this system in your own home.
UDL at Home
This website approaches the idea of UDL from the scientific and brain research side. It is a great resource for curious parents and educators as well. It can often be frightening or overwhelming to hear all of the acronyms that accompany the world of special education, but having a resource such as this, that lays all of the information out explicitly, is a calming and beneficial article.
Arts and Crafts at Home
This site offers tips to parents on what types of crafts are good for parents to do with their autistic children. While the site does not offer specific crafts and directions, it explains to parents the types of crafts that they should do with their children and why those crafts benefit children with autism. For parents that are struggling to find options for projects to do at home this is a great starting point!
Life with an Autistic Son
This site offers a variety of resources and articles written by a mother that has a son with autism. We thought this was relevant to include on here because it was written by a mom that shares a similar lifestyle as other parents with autistic children. This might give parents an outlet to feel that they are not the only ones that have questions and especially for new parents that might not be as familiar as having a child with autism, they might be able to get their questiosns