My ASD Child

Kids with High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and Aspergers often display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused. ==> Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management

Some research suggests that children on the autism spectrum do NOT lack empathy; rather, they feel other’s emotions TOO INTENSELY to cope. Thus, the “lack of empathy issue” may have more to do with “sensitivity to stimuli” than an inability to put oneself in someone else’s shoes. ==> Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management