How Your Child Tries to Make Sense of the Real World

In trying to understand how the world works, children on the autism spectrum attempt to make sense of the parent’s explanations, but sometimes are not able to fully - or even partially - grasp what the parent is trying to convey. As a result, the parent’s effort at intervening or providing instruction may fall short. Kid’s on the spectrum can only fully understand things for which they have a frame of reference (i.e., a picture or idea from other sources).

Here are the strategies your Asperger’s of High-Functioning Autistic child uses in an attempt to understand the real world:

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The Reason Behind Your Aspergers or HFA Child's Behavior Problems

Read these 5 articles, and you will have a very clear understanding of the behavioral problems associated with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism: 

1. Understanding the Behavioral Problems Associated with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's
2. Not Understanding How the World Works
3. Preferred and Non-preferred Activities
4. Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors and Anxiety
5. Black-and-White Thinking and Mindblindness 

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Mark Hutten, M.A.

Planning Ahead for the New School Year: Tips for Parents of Kids on the Spectrum

As the dog days of August draw near, you may be redirecting your attention from summer camps and family vacations to the return to school. Soon you will be restocking the supply of pencils, notebooks, calculators, backpacks – as well as doing some new clothes shopping.

Some of us as parents wait until the last minute and forget to address some of the most essential back-to-school preparations. The one nice thing about these preparations is they usually don’t cost anything. 

So, this is a good time to be looking ahead to a new school year. And as such, here are several articles to get you headed in the right direction with your Asperger’s or High-Functioning Autistic child:

1. Back To School Preparations
2. Behavioral Problems at School
3. Homework Problems
4. Poor School Attendance
5. Back-to-School Separation Anxiety
6. IEP and ARD Documents
7. Back-to-School Quick Tip Sheet
8. Children Who Refuse To Go To School
9. Effective Academic Accommodations
10. Adjusting to the School Environment
11. Alleviating School-Related Stress
12. Avoiding The Back To School Jitters
13. Avoiding Back-to-School Meltdowns and Tantrums
14. Poor Academic Performance and Behavioral Problems
15. Working with Schools to Develop an IEP
16. Preparing Your Child for Transition to Middle-School
17. Helping Aspergers Students Transition To High School  

Here's to a great year!

Help for Meltdowns and Shutdowns in Kids on the Spectrum

Learn the "Behavioral Modification" SECRETS Used by Therapists Who Work in the Field of Autism Spectrum Disorders:

==> Parenting Children and Teens with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism