Autism -How to Help your Child

Helping a child with Autism

Our son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 years and 3 months. A month later he was on intensive one-on-one home-based therapy. By five, he was in a regular mainstream school, totally indistinguishable from his peers. This document outlines the information on Autism we have acquired over the years and the resources I used to aid our son's recovery.

Contents:

- Autism diagnosis – who to ask

- Starting work with your child

- PDD NOS and Autism

- Types of Autism

- Aspersers’ disorder and Autism

- Sensory issues

- Autism Therapy and Speech therapy

- When do I start to treat a child with Autism?

- ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

- How many hours?

- Working with your child

- Choosing a therapist

- Special Schools

- Mainstream Schools

- Teaching with pictures

- Organizing your cards

- Rotating your material

- Using sound

- Learning environment

- Working at the table

- Reinforcement

- Finishing on a positive note

- Getting organized

- Sight-reading

- Phonics

- Use the TV as a teaching tool

- Spelling

- Knowing when to move on

- What does a consultant do?

- Recording method

- Most frequently used words

- Using a word bank

- Dietary Intervention

- Vitamin E

- Vaccines

- Physical exercise

- Auditory information

- Sleep

- Stims

- Echolalia

- Take a break

- Toilet training

- Encouraging independence

- Safety awareness and Autism

- Using your computer as a teaching tool

- Touch-screens

- Starting school

- Social Stories

- Schedule boards

- Other children

- Talk to your child

- What not to teach your child

- Self-injurious behavior

- Stress management

- Listen to your child

- Watch your child

- Bribery

- Down time

- Bad news and Good news

- Looking ahead

- Telling Others about your child

- Fading