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April 2020 Newsletter

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Autism Learning Line (A.L.L.): An Online Community for All Who Are Touched by Autism

Stages Learning Materials is excited to announce the launch of Autism Learning Line (A.L.L.), an online community designed to support parents, teachers, therapists, homeschoolers, and anyone else touched by autism. Working with interns from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and after several years of planning, Stages is happy to have found a way to give back to our community. Read more 

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4 Activities and 3 Tips to Help Support Emotional Awareness for your Child with Autism

Recognizing and understanding emotions is a key part of development. Emotional awareness allows individuals to identify what they are feeling and why. This is a critical step towards building emotional intelligence, a key skill in life. Being able to identify our emotions and understand why we are feeling the way we are allows us to clearly communicate and helps us build relationships with other, thus supporting our social development.

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Teaching Children with Autism to Follow Simple Directions

Teaching children with autism to follow simple directions is an important skill for them to learn. The ability to follow simple directions allows opportunities for your child to gain independence, regulation skills, communication skills, productivity in daily routine tasks, and practice gross motor and fine motor skills.

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Follow Your Passion: 5 Steps to Finding the Best Career Match for a Young Adult with Autism

All of us have things we are passionate about, but for a young person with autism a special interest can be a great motivation tool for learning new skills and finding a job. Researcher Tony Attwood has found that special interests are an extremely common characteristic for children and adults with autism: over 90% of children and adults with ASD have strong interests in specific areas.

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World Autism Awareness Day 2020: Working Toward the Full Inclusion and Participation of Children with Autism

The new Language Builder: ARIS (Academic Readiness Intervention System) was developed to provide a curriculum to any teacher or parent interested in helping a child with autism develop to their full potential. ARIS was designed so that even school districts that cannot afford to have a full time behavior therapist on site can still use research-based Applied Behavior Analysis strategies to teach children with autism.

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Autism in the News:

Strategies to support teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder during COVID-19

Harvard Health Blog, April 24.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as “the war of our generation.” Millions of families are bravely waging war on COVID-19 by rising to the many challenges of social distancing, including upended school and work routines, financial insecurity, and inability to see loved ones, all compounded by the uncertainty of how long this will last. These challenges are likely magnified for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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BBC News, April 25.

A trip to McDonald's or the local pub had not only become a treat, but a key part of a settled weekly routine. However, the coronavirus outbreak has taken away those routines, causing distress and anxiety for many. So staff at an autism centre in south Wales have come up with ideas to help maintain structure, including a replica drive-through burger restaurant.

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Thanks again for visiting our site and checking out our resources! We hope you find them to be useful in your home, classroom and daily life!

Warm Regards,

Angela Nelson

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President, Stages Learning Materials