My ASD Child

Articles in Alphabetical Order: 2015 3-Step Method for Preventing Meltdowns in Children... 50 Positive Traits of High-Functioning Autism A Special Message to Teens on the Autism Spectrum Addressing Self-Harm Behaviors in Children on the ... Affective Education for Children and Teens on the ... Anger-Control Strategies for Children and Teens on... Asperger's & High-Functioning Autism: Dispelling t... Asperger's Adults and Suicide Asperger's and High-Functioning Autistic Children ... Asperger's Children and Difficulties with Processi... Asperger's Children and Resistance to Change: Tips... Asperger's Kids and Their 'Pedantic' Style of Spea... Assessing Destructive Behavior in Children on the ... Auditory Processing Problems in Children on the Au... Autism Meltdowns: Intervention And Prevention Tech... Back-to-School “Quick Tip Sheet” f...

  Do you need some assistance in parenting your Aspergers or HFA child? Click here to use Mark Hutten, M.A. as your personal parent coach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your YouTube videos re: Adults with Aspergers. My husband was diagnosed about a year ago.   We have been married almost 3 years, out of sadness and frustration I decided to do a search for a counselor who had Asperger's experience.  Your video "Asperger Men and Marriage problems"  was the 3rd one on the list of Google choices to come up on the screen.  I am a nurse, so you can imagine the differences my husband and I have when it comes to empathy and emotions.  Your video made sense to me, I only hope it will make sense to my husband.  I have sent it to him, so fingers crossed. Thank you for your video, I will continue to look for someone closer to our area.  It is good to know I am "not crazy". Stay warm over there, and again, Thank you. /Carmen ...

Young people with Asperger’s (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA): are often physically clumsy and awkward are often unsuccessful in games involving motor skills experience fine-motor deficits that can cause penmanship problems, slow clerical speed and affect their ability to draw have stiff, awkward gaits Programming Suggestions for Teachers: 1. Some kids with AS and HFA benefit from guidelines drawn on paper that help them control the size and uniformity of the letters they write. This also forces them to take the time to write carefully. 2. When assigning timed units of work, make sure the youngster's slower writing speed is taken into account. 3. Refer the “special needs” youngster for adaptive physical education program if gross motor problems are severe. 4. Young people with AS and HFA may require a highly individualized cursive program that entails tracing and copying on paper, coupled with motor patterning on the blackboard. The teacher can gui...