Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs for Children with Autism
Since the first 1997 placement of a service dog for ASD, the popularity of service dogs for individuals with ASD has grown substantially. Is a service dog is right for your child with autism? This month's article provides some interesting considerations.
A New Program to Help You Get Free Stages Learning Autism Education Products
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Finding Fun and Fitness: Exercise for Children and Young Adults with Autism
If you choose activities with a high likelihood of success for your child and adapt exercise programs to their unique needs you can convert the conventional competition-driven tone of fitness programs to one of community, fun and health.
Stimming, which is short for “self-stimulatory behaviors,” is characterized by repetitive movements or sounds. Stimming, also known as “stereotypic behavior,” may involve any of the five senses. For people with autism, stimming is often a self-soothing mechanism, yet it can sometimes cause physical or social harm. How can you address stimming behaviors, positively, to help your child?
Pushing the Envelope: Voting to Protect Special Education
Never has there been a more important time to vote. In 2016 only 60% of eligible voters actually voted! That missing 40% of voters would have had a huge impact on federal and local elections.
There are a lot of Americans who find the act of voting difficult because of learning disabilities and their obstacles are getting new attention as awareness of these disabilities increases. CNN talked to Quinn Bradlee, who is a founder of the Our Time, Our Vote initiative at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Many adults with autism have a hard time finding a job, but more companies are discovering the unique skills and potential people with autism offer. Anderson Cooper reports.
