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A study published by the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that students with ASD are interested in enrolling in the following majors: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Likewise, the director of the Autism Research Center in the University of Cambridge U.K. said: “It may be that people with autism naturally think like
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Unlike “regular”, off-the-spectrum people, students with autism in high school know very well what they want to do after they leave high school. Whether it’s doing further studies or finding a certain kind of job, the picture is clear in their mind. Since everybody on the spectrum got at least a strength in one area
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Anecdote A student was in the middle of writing on a lined paper, but wasn’t really staying on the line. I told her: “Write on the line please!” Usually, this particular student is good at staying on the line, but for some reason she wasn’t doing it at this specific moment. Not to my surprise
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Increased risk for autism linked to older maternal age. A research analysing the link between maternal age and the risk of having children with autism. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120426104959.htm nadia schanab
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Anecdote: Inflexibility After reading a lullaby (poem) to her class, the teacher wanted to bring out the best of the poem. She decided to act out and animate the message that the poem was trying to convey. She picked up the little, light-weighted kids to model the mother’s character in the poem. One of the
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I once wrote an article about the benefits of playing Mozart’s adapted music for children in classrooms. My experience was very successful in reducing the number of temper tantrums that some autistic child used to have. Listening to Baby Mozart’s CD helped children relax and focus on their tasks. The classroom was more peaceful and
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Dear Parents, You are working so hard to make your dream come true. Your dream of seeing your child losing her/his autism. Alternatively, your second best dream, to see your child inspite of her/his autism happy, independent, and successful. Most importantly, you work so hard to secure your child’s future, more than any other parents
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This question keeps relentlessly imposing itself on my mind. To answer this question I decided to ask myself even more questions. 1- When can I talk to my child about her/his condition? At what age? 2- Is sooner better than later? 3- Should I introduce the subject and discuss it as a general topic and
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A research that proves once again the importance of early intervention to change the course of the disorder of autism. http://ti.me/Vth7VU Read more about early interverntion: http://bit.ly/M83tEy nadia shanab
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A recent research on the impact of traffic air pollution and early childhood autism. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-raj-persaud/traffic-pollution-elevates-autism-chances_b_2485239.html
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