| You want to find out more about
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| | therapists are stepping into this need;
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| Asperger's Syndrome, which is more and
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| | so are social workers specializing in
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| more common these days. You are learning
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| | coaching kids with learning
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| about what doctors are calling the autism
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| | disabilities.)
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| spectrum, which ranges from odd-normal on
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| | * Working with him yourself. Set aside
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| the one hand to seriously impaired,
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| | 15 minutes a day during Homework Time to
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| especially socially, on the other. You
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| | play conversation games.
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| desperately want to help your child move
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| | * Sending him to a special-needs school
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| toward normalcy on the spectrum. Do not
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| | that will help with this. I believe that
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| give up! It is quite possible that he
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| | mainstreaming the child without any
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| can. You need to provide him with
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| | support is not helpful. These children
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| situations that will give him
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| | need careful coaching on how to interact
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| self-confidence. If you don't, the world
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| | with others, and protection from
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| will deal him the opposite.Here's one key
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| | bullying.Speaking of bullying, this is
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| tip: if at all possible, teach your
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| | one of the most damaging situations for
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| child music. People on the autism
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| | your child's feelings of self worth.
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| spectrum often have exceptional musical
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| | Mainstreaming may just be exposing your
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| talent, even folks who have trouble
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| | child to negative interactions, not
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| speaking and learning. Perfect pitch is
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| | positive ones. If this is necessary for
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| not particularly rare for them. This
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| | your situation, see if you can volunteer
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| will give you child a skill to excel in,
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| | at the school to be nearby, or get the
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| or at least to enjoy, all his life. The
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| | school to hire a shadow for your child.
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| problem may be to find a flexible teacher
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| | Then talk to that person and tell him
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| who is not intimidated by your unusual
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| | exactly what you want them to do: protect
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| student. Look for a professional music
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| | the child from negative interactions with
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| therapist, or someone with experience
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| | peers. Our culture tolerates bullying
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| dealing with special needs folks.
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| | and negative teasing, but both of those
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| Requiring practicing every day can be
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| | will be damaging to your child.*
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| built into your system of rewards for
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| | Homeschooling may be another option for
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| your child, a system you need to figure
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| | you. There is plenty of information on
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| out. This reward system will provide an
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| | the Internet available for this.
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| incentive for doing chores and homework.
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| | * You may be able to find a school that
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| The music lessons have worked well for my
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| | controls most peer interactions. This
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| brother as well as my children.Your child
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| | might be a private special-needs
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| probably tends to isolate himself, and
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| | school.In short, there are steps you can
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| may love to talk and talk about one
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| | take to protect your child's self-esteem.
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| subject. Patience! During the middle
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| | Be sure to take them!Phyllis Wheeler has
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| school years, your child will probably
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| | two children with Asperger's, one now an
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| begin to be more aware that he is being
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| | adult. She
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| rejected socially. Finally, he may be
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| | also has a brother with high-functioning
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| motivated to try to change his ways!
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| | autism. A writer,
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| Look for this developmental stage, and
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| | she
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| when it arrives, do everything you can to
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| | has assembled her parenting strategies
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| teach your child social
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| | in a ebook called Nurturing
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| acceptability.This might include:
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| | Your Asperger's Child. Sign up for five
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| * Social skills groups with other Aspies
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| | free newsletters!
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| taught by a professional (Speech
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