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ATN/AIR-P Introduction to Behavioral Health Treatments… on Behavioral Health for quick tips you can use at home. For strategies you can use at home, watch the following ATN/AIR-P videos on behavior basics. If you need more guidance on crisis management, watch our series of Crisis Information videos on our YouTube channel. …
A letter I would have written for my parents when I was nonverbal… anytime I hear thunder, and I don’t like to be touched because of my sensory issues. Even now, as we make all the adorable videos of me dressed up as one of the best looking toddlers of all time, I know things aren’t easy, and we don’t know what …
WHO Caregiver Skills Training improves parent and child outcomes in urban India… delays and were facilitated by three teachers and a psychologist. During the group sessions, facilitators used video clips to show common communication and behavioral challenges and worked with parents to model effective intervention … Learn more: WHO Caregiver Skills Training shows promising results in Italy Watch our Autism Speaks Caregiver Quick Tips videos based on the CST program Learn how to support your autistic child with our Parent’s Guide to Autism … WHO Caregiver …
Swim and Water Safety… YMCAs offer special needs swim instruction, so this could be another option to consider. The program Swim Angelfish has videos with tips and strategies for teaching swimming on their YouTube page. Keep the lessons fun and interactive. You can …
Autistic people need us to act fearlessly this World Autism Month… in conversations about autism. In fact, a recent study by Drexel University found that less than one-third of autism videos posted on TikTok were accurate , while 41% were inaccurate and 32% overgeneralized. This trend is both devastating …
Helping adults on the spectrum with grief … hands-on expertise based on my own experiences with grief. I attended a lot of Zoom meetings and was interviewed for some videos that are on the website. I got to speak from my heart, so what I said was more sincere and honest. I got to explain … on the website that were wrong, things that were good, wording that needed to be tweaked. I also helped with two animated videos on the website by reviewing and commenting on the work from Exceptional Minds, the studio we worked with. After the …
Workplace Inclusion Now continues to make strides in creating meaningful opportunities for the autistic community three years after pilot program launch… One of the people who have reaped the benefits of this budding relationship is Joanna C., star of Autism Speaks’ WIN video and highlighted in a featured profile during World Autism Month 2021. Joanna’s mom, Lisa, couldn’t be more … having conversations and will tell strangers that she is famous because of the attention she’s got from her Autism Speaks’ videos. She’ll tell her story to anyone who will listen.” With just one in five people with disabilities, including those …
Connecting through #Kindness | Sharing Positivity in a Virtual World… needs kindness, compassion and support. While hugs and high-fives may now be virtual, group get-togethers happen via video conference and volunteerism is done from behind a computer screen… there are still plenty of ways to foster kindness, … Spotify or over email. Or even better, you can share the music yourself! We love this story about Justin , who saw videos of people playing music on their porches posted from Italy and was inspired to play his bass on the porch. Create: …
Autism Speaks connects families and caregivers of children with autism to essential skills through Caregivers Skills Training program… connection. “WHO’s digital CST experience, eCST, delivers pre-recorded courses and digital content, including quick tip videos, quizzes and prompts, to caregivers who lack access to in-person group trainings,” said Dr. Chiara Servili, who leads …
Helping autistic teens master puberty, health and hygiene… Each session included a small group of children and parents, and we used a multi-sensory approach with written, video and hands-on lessons. For instance, for each week’s topic, we created an illustrated handout. Using this as our guide, … providing written definitions and descriptions, such “What is puberty?” We supplemented this written information with short videos. And we practiced some of the skills, such as washing our faces, putting on deodorant, brushing our teeth, shaving, …