It’s easy to feel lost and alone when your child receives a diagnosis of autism. You are bombarded with questions. What should you do? How should you cope? There are very real challenges that accompany a diagnosis, but your attitude towards the diagnosis as a parent is very important. No matter where your child is on the spectrum, your attitude about the diagnosis may have a far greater impact on…
You have a village of people who lend a helping hand to your child’s progress… Whether you’re hiring an ABA paraprofessional to work with your child, hiring a tutor, or just need a helping hand around the house, here is some information to look over. Are you hiring an ABA tutor for your child? ABA Tutors/Therapists provide one-on-one behavior intervention for children with autism. Learn where you can find the…
Jennifer O’Toole is an award-winning Aspie, author and mom. She also runs Asperkids, an insider’s guide to loving, understand and teaching children with asperger syndrome. Jennifer shares her unique teaching strategies and parenting perspectives on hiring an extra set of helping hands for her 3 asperkids in this interview. Q: What was your biggest challenge in hiring paraprofessionals to work with your children? I’ve hired an extra set of hands to…
This is a scary thought… When I first started working with children on the spectrum, I had no idea to watch out for elopement behavior. In the 6 years of working with children on the spectrum, not once has a parent or professional said to me that I should not leave a child alone for a minute as they might try to escape. In fact, I didn’t know that elopement…
This week, I had the chance to interview Polly Tommey about her experience with hiring autism paraprofessionals. She is the mother of 17 year old Billy, who has autism, editor-in-chief of the Autism File Magazine, and founder of a charity dedicated to developing autism centers. You can learn more about her work at the Autism Media Channel. Here’s what she had to say about her experience with autism paraprofessionals: Q:…