Back to School Tips for Teachers in Autism Classrooms
In last week’s video blog I discussed how back to school is usually a stressful time for both parents and kids with autism. But what I didn’t talk about is that it can be super stressful to teachers too. Today I’m going to give teachers and other school staff some advice on reducing stress in […]
Autism Back to School: Strategies to Ease Back to School Transitions
Many children with autism have a hard time transitioning, and the start of a school year brings about a lot of anxiety for both kids and for parents. Today, I’m going to cover some autism back to school strategies that might help make September a better month!https://youtu.be/Oee7a3iXENc?list=PL0_NcGwhzOkh9EGF6Zh3QslFIPiHk6eDZDepending on where you live, school may have started […]
Teaching Pronouns to Kids with Autism & Avoiding Pronoun Reversal
Many children with autism have a difficult time teaching pronouns to kids with autism. For instance, if you tell a child, “Hang up your backpack” that child may say “Hang up your backpack” while he’s hanging up his own backpack. It gets to be a bad game of who’s on first. So today I’m going […]
Teaching Kids with Autism to Love Table Time for Learning
A common problem in home and school ABA programs is kids resisting coming to the table or work area, or leaving the work area. Today, I’m going to talk to you about sanitizing the environment, and how this can be a critical step to get kids running to the table to start and continue to […]
Using a Physical Prompt for Children with Autism | Autism & ABA Ethics
Kids with autism often require a lot of physical prompting, especially when they are learning new tasks. But in my two decades in the autism world, I’ve seen a lot of physical prompting that would definitely be considered physical restraint and a few instances where some would consider it even abusive. Today we’re going to […]