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24 Jun 2013

A Must Have for Your Child with Autism! The 5 Point Scale!

Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavior, Children with Autism, Children With Special Needs, Communication, Grandparents of Special Needs Children, Parents, Social Skills, Special education, Special Education Teacher, Special Needs, Special Needs Child, Teachers
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A Must Have for Your Child with Autism! The 5 Point Scale! If you don’t know about Kari Dunn Buron’s Incredible 5 Pt Scale, then you’re missing out! It’s basically a visual strategy to divide a topic into 5 levels to better explain a range of differences within the concept. Its beauty lies within its simplicity! The Incredible 5 Pt Scale allows those of us in special education to […]

17 Jun 2013

Is “Taking Turns” a Problem for Your Child with Special Needs?

Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum, Behavior, Children with Autism, Children With Special Needs, Communication, Grandparents of Special Needs Children, Parents, Social Skills, Special education, Special Education Teacher, Special Needs, Special Needs Child, Teachers
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Turn Taking is a life skill for children with special needs. Sometimes we the parents, caretakers and educators find that we need a way to help our child understand how to take turns. We need to show whose turn it is and when our child’s turn is coming up again. How can we do that? Simple. Go Visual with a large “T” for “turn taking” and place either pictures or […]

10 Jun 2013

Crazy Summer Schedule??? Go Visual!

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Crazy Summer Schedule??? Go Visual! Do you rely on your visual schedule as much as I do? I know I want to see what is coming up and what I need to accomplish for the day. It calms me down for sure! Your child with special needs should also know what is happening for the day. It will help bring order to his/her world and if you go visual with […]

03 Jun 2013

How Do You Teach A Child With Autism To Play?

Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum, Behavior, Children with Autism, Children With Special Needs, Communication, Parents, Social Skills, Special education, Special Education Teacher, Special Needs, Special Needs Child, Teachers
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How Do You Teach A Child With Autism To Play? Hey there! It’s summertime and our kids are out of school! Now what? You have more free time with your child and you want to make it count, right? We all want to get down on the floor and play with our kids, but it’s frustrating when they don’t know how! So here’s my question, does your child prefer to […]

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