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This is a thread about being an #AutismMom. It's off the cuff, in no particular order, and not meant to be judgmental. I am in no way perfect and don't pretend to be... (1)
As parents, we advocate for our children no matter what... autistic or not. That's our job and we'd have it no other way. (2)
20 years ago it was the year 2000. The internet was relatively new and social media was nonexistent. Sure there were chatrooms and message boards... But most people were still getting information slowly through conferences and periodicals. (3)
Every person exhibits behavior. Everything we do is behavior. Everything we don’t do is behavior. Behavior is a form of communication. For nonverbal individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, behavior may be their only form of communication.
I know this because I communicate with my six-year-old son based on his behavior, every day.
We take a clinical approach to his mental health all day, on a daily basis. We are constantly observing his behavior in hopes to figure out what he is trying to communicate to us.
We take a clinical approach to his mental health all day, on a daily basis. We are constantly observing his behavior in hopes to figure out what he is trying to communicate to us.
He attends Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for 2 to 3 hours a day, after his full day of school. There, he is learning to learn, learning to be motivated, learning to follow instruction, learning to toilet himself. This is a list of behaviors that are innate to most people.
