Although there is no known cause or cure, autism IS treatable. Children do not "outgrow" autism, however, early diagnosis and early intervention can show improvement. With the right services and supports in place, children with autism can live full, healthy lives.
Try these steps for working with an autistic child:
I raised a son with autism. So over the years I have found many things that worked with keeping him focus and managing his daily goals. As we know autism comes in different forms no child will be the same.
Tip# 1 start off by making a picture schedule, this allows the child a visual aspect on what is expected of them to do next. This helped my son get through his school day with out any melt downs. This will also help stay at home moms get other things done while the kids are tending to their schedule.
Tip #2 Find something that the child really like to do and use that to get the child to do something else that he needs to do. ex. my son loved to play video games but he disliked playing with other children, that is a part of the autism. So i would tell him if he plays a game with the other kids for about 15 minutes he can play his video games for about 30 minutes and it works.
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