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Social Cues or Facial Expressions for Kids with Autism – Part 1
How do our kids learn social cues? How do they learn to read facial expressions? It’s tough for our kids to learn social cues and/or read facial expressions because they have a tendency to be uncomfortable looking at other people. How can they be expected to read non-verbal cues if they’re not looking at other people?
The Value of Pictures for Children With Special Needs
Autistic kids are visual learners. They often understand and can handle visual input much better than they can absorb visual or auditory words. Our child has been receiving autism-related services since he was fifteen months old. We learned a long time ago how to help him when he’s struggling, we use pictures. One way was social stories. What is a social story? A social story is a tool used to help a child who struggles to understand their social world. Social stories do this by showing a child a social situation explained in pictures.
Children With Special Needs: Tantrum Management
How do you deal with the sometimes colossal tantrums of your child with autism? What about the mild tantrums? Are you able to recognize the buildup before a tantrum? Can you predict a tantrum? For example, if you know the news you are about to give your child is not going to be well-received, do you cringe in anticipation of an oncoming tantrum?
Using a Communication Log to Work With Children With Special Needs
In my last post, I discussed how an “earnings chart” can help children with special needs. This week, I want to tackle our “communication log,” which is directly linked to our son’s earnings chart.
Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Moms In 2011
Celebrity moms bring home the bacon in a big wawy! So who topped this list this year? (…drumroll, please) 1. Bethenny Frankel! Top-Earning Celebrity Moms This Year May 2010 – May 2011 period 1. Bethenny Frankel $55 million Millions watch Frankel deal with the challenges of new motherhood on her reality show Bethenny Ever After. Being a mom hasn’t slowed Frankel down though. She recently sold her Skinny Girl Brand line of drinks to Beam Global for $100 million.