Friday, October 21, 2011

Early Intervention Games: Fun, Joyful Ways to Develop Social and Motor Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum or Sensory Processing Disorders

Early Intervention Games: Fun, Joyful Ways to Develop Social and Motor Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum or Sensory Processing Disorders


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A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skillsBarbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, has written a handy resource filled with games to play with young children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other sensory processing disorders (SPD). The games are designed to help children feel comfortable in social situations and teach other basic lessons including beginning and end, spatial relationships, hand-eye coordination, and more. Games can also be used in regular classrooms to encourage inclusion.A collection of fun, simple games that can improve the lives of children with ASD or other SPDs.Games can be played by parents or teachers and with individual children or groups.Games are designed to make children more comfortable in social situations and to develop motor and language skillsAlso included are a variety of interactive games to play in water, whether in a backyard kiddie pool, community swimming pool





Early Intervention Games: Fun, Joyful Ways to Develop Social and Motor Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum or Sensory Processing Disorders





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Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's


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Spectrum


The first comprehensive guide to helping teens with autism- from the acclaimed authors of Overcoming Autism

With an estimated half a million Americans under twenty-six on the autism spectrum, this book offers the reassurance, solace, and practical solutions that so many people are searching for. Following up on their work in Overcoming Autism, which offered advice for teaching young children on the spectrum, Lynn Koegel and Claire LaZebnik now present strategies for working with teens and young adults living with this complex condition. Addressing universal parental concerns, from first crushes, a changing body, to how to succeed in college and beyond, Growing Up on the Spectrum is a beacon of hope and wisdom for parents, therapists, and educators alike.







Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's





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The Joy Formidable - The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie


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How does the autism spectrum work?
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum

There is now some doubt whether Asperger's syndrome is a true autism spectrum disorder, based on a study of locomotion.

With both, there are degrees of severity.

View http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/w.html re autism.

Email me if you want to see my post about Asperger's.The characteristics of the spectrum vary widely. However, the diagnostic criteria mark deficits in communication, social interaction, and imagination (as well as repetitive behaviors). Other than those broad categories, people on the spectrum may be very different from one another.

As for severity, each person has their own individual abilities. Functioning levels and severity levels are simply stereotypes that harm people and do not work. Yes, there are some autistic people who do not talk but those same people can be incredibly smart and able to live on their own while someone who can talk cannot live independently. Everything comes down to individual abilities, not broad categories like high-functioning, low-functioning, or even Aspergers. This is one reason why the DSM-V is putting everything under 'Autistic Disorder'. So your question about something less severe than Aspergers does not makes much sense because severity all depends on your own abilities, not diagnosis.

As for how many who are on the spectrum but not diagnosed, no one knows the exact numbers but we can guess that many are. Especially adults who did not have a diagnosis that they fit as a child. Even some children today slip by without a diagnosis but fewer than before.




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