| Unfortunately when parents try to teach their child | | | | through and during adulthood. It is the parent who |
| who has Autism there is no one correct way to do it. | | | | typically makes sure the plan to reach different goals |
| If parents think about it there is no one correct way to | | | | in their child's and family's lives are followed. Again this |
| teach any child. This is true whether they are typical or | | | | is not unlike our typical children. Maybe more formal but |
| have any typed of disability. The important thing to | | | | still our job. The key in any plan is to remember they |
| keep in mind as the parent is your child's best interests. | | | | know the most about their child. They can look long |
| These will be your initial goals when you are frustrated | | | | term at what their child has and has not learned. They |
| and can not focus on what to do first. Many times the | | | | are the ones who must examine on a whole scale |
| first goals a parent will think of are early developmental | | | | whether their child needs to be taught a different way |
| skills. | | | | or not. |
| Usually these are skills that they have not met yet of | | | | The parent also keeps in mind whether what is being |
| course. Learning how to communicate in some fashion | | | | learned will get them to long and short term goals. It is |
| may be one of the skills. At first you may concentrate | | | | also the parents who decide if those long term goals |
| on speech and language but other methods of | | | | need to be modified or accommodated. Whether |
| communication can be considered early on. Another | | | | parents know it or not at the beginning they are the |
| early developmental skill can be to eat with a fork or | | | | best people for the job. There are many theories, |
| spoon. The big skill that all parents want to work on is | | | | beliefs, and just plain myths about children with Autism. |
| using the bathroom and cleaning oneself properly. | | | | As parents it is part of our responsibility whenever we |
| Hopefully we will remember to include fun thing into the | | | | can to learn as much as you can. |
| mix. | | | | Sometimes finding the time is a challenge but the long |
| There are many professionals ready and able to help | | | | term pay off is huge. Learning as much as we can |
| the parent keep track of their goals. These | | | | about the diagnosis and learning styles will help us |
| professionals are available from as young as birth | | | | solve many problems along the way. |