By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting, tips
This is a new research showing how the presence of animals eases the anxiety of kids with ASD in a social interaction context. Kids with autism have shown a drop in their anxiety level during social interactions in the presence of guinea pigs, compared to social interactions while playing with toys, or silent reading, or
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By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting, tips
For parents who are willing to have their children participate in a 12-week research. An autism research at the “Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research” to study how brain function behaves with changes. Read the full article here. Enjoy the autism song “Not So Different”. nadia shanab
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Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American professor of animal science in Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistic activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She also invented the “hug box”, a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. The subject on an award-wininning, 2010
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Symptoms like tantrums, irritability, self-injury, depression, and anxiety were found to have biological, mechanistic basis. Sometimes the same symptoms are attributed to autism, among the other conventional signs (like repetitive behavior, poor social, speech, and communication skills). A research done at University of North Carolina School of Medicine says that tantrums, irritability, self-injury, depression, and
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By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting, tips
Extraordinary news! Four giant companies are now hiring individuals with autism to become part of the work force. 1- Microsoft 2- SAP 3- Freddie Mac 4- Walgreens In previous posts I talked about how SAP company committed to hiring engineers on the autism spectrum for all the qualities, skills, and distinction they enjoy. Below are
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By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting, tips
You’re so proud your child is in high school and keeps progressing! Thanks to all you’ve done in cooperation with schools’ staff and the valuable services she has received. Now, what’s next? Planning should start at least two years prior to graduating high school. Continue setting goals and objectives by involving your child in the
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By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, tips
Here are a few basic tips to help parents, educators, and caregivers manage raising and educating children on the autism spectrum, while maintaining a work-life balance. 1- Birthing circumstances are very important. Premature Birth Can Alter Brain Wiring In Babies, study finds, according to the HUFFINGTONPOST.CO.UK. Researchers say that beeing born too early may explain
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By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting, tips
Here is another “natural” therapy for children with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Equine therapy helps them improve their social and communication skills, as well as getting over some of the anxiety and stress imposed from the sensory overload of the environment they suffer from. The rhythmic movement of a horse has a calming and relaxing
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Even though research in this domain is not new, we started hearing more and more about this interesting kind of therapy. Compared to traditional therapies, like ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), speech therapy, occupational therapy, just to mention some, Environmental Enrichment Therapy is: Convenient: parents can do it at home, no need to run to places
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Watch another video. Jacob Barnett, who was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism at the age of 2, is now studying for a master’s degree in quantum phyisics. Below you will discover an intriguing research about a link found between child prodegies and autism. The research is preliminarey, and results are still to be continued
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