Autism-Articles

Thoughts of Springtime bring different images to mind, rain showers replacing snow, flowers, new growth on trees, baby animals, etc. If you are a parent with a child living on the Autism Spectrum Springtime also brings up other images. The school year is ending, if it has been a "good" year, you might be sad to see the year end. If it has been a "bad" year, you are happy to have survived. But whether or not the school year has been "good" or "bad" one thing is certain, change will quickly be upon you and your family. The end of this school year means that in a few short months the next school year will begin. How do you prepare your teenager for that? Helping your teen prepare for a new teacher and a new grade can be challenging, but some transitions are more complicated than others. The years that require moving to new schools seem to be the most overwhelming. Thoughts of moving from elementary school to middle school, mi...

Many students with autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or Asperger's Syndrome find traditional high schools both frustrating and overwhelming. Typically, children with ASD or Asperger's Syndrome are intelligent students with who can develop a keen interest in a particular subject. Often, they are not well rounded, but would like to take advanced classes the subject or two they excel in. Children with Asperger's or ASD often struggle socially. One of the symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome is that people with Asperger's have trouble reading social cues, whether they're verbal cues or physical cues. Children with Asperger's have trouble reading facial expressions. These traits often make it hard for children with Asperger's or ASD to fit in socially in a traditional high school. Sometimes children with Asperger's feel isolated and lonely because they have trouble making friends or sustaining relationships. Sometimes children with ...