Today is Autism Awareness Day. Check out some of the buildings in the world who are lit up with a blue light to help spread the word about the need for more awareness of this developmental disability.
Autism is a spectrum disorder, which means that there are a wide range of abilities and disabilities. Each person with autism is unique, and can present with mild, barely discernible impairments to severe language and behavioral delays.
Families, and those who work with children on the spectrum need lots of support. They need research, advice on best practices, sensory needs, and language development. Behavior needs to be shaped to help each person develop his or her full potential. And families need the support to meet the needs of everyone in the family. Some of the people I admire who work with children with autism are Educational Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Case Managers, Doctors, Therapists, Speech Therapists and Speech Pathologists, and teachers and principals and school secretaries.
There are many unanswered questions about autism: What causes it? What are the interventions? How can you get supports? What is the best way to treat it? How do I support someone or a family with Autism?
For more information, or if you can donate toward autism research, check out the links below.
Links:
Autism Canada | Autism Speaks | Autism Ontario | Autism Canada Society | Geneva Center
Books:
List and short Description | More books | Carly's Voice |
Autism is a spectrum disorder, which means that there are a wide range of abilities and disabilities. Each person with autism is unique, and can present with mild, barely discernible impairments to severe language and behavioral delays.
Families, and those who work with children on the spectrum need lots of support. They need research, advice on best practices, sensory needs, and language development. Behavior needs to be shaped to help each person develop his or her full potential. And families need the support to meet the needs of everyone in the family. Some of the people I admire who work with children with autism are Educational Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Case Managers, Doctors, Therapists, Speech Therapists and Speech Pathologists, and teachers and principals and school secretaries.
There are many unanswered questions about autism: What causes it? What are the interventions? How can you get supports? What is the best way to treat it? How do I support someone or a family with Autism?
For more information, or if you can donate toward autism research, check out the links below.
Links:
Autism Canada | Autism Speaks | Autism Ontario | Autism Canada Society | Geneva Center
Books:
List and short Description | More books | Carly's Voice |
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