#childwithautism

[sacramento4kids]

Mindfulness During Meltdowns

Staying grounded in the midst of chaos is achievable. When a child is having a meltdown of epic proportions, serenity is threatened. The thought becomes "What can I do to stop this?" Maybe stopping a meltdown isn't the answer. Stopping a tantrum is a different story, and perhaps it can be useful to make a distinction between a meltdown and a tantrum.

What can we do to stop the meltdowns or tantrums of a child with autism? Find out how!

[sacramento4kids]

A Child with Autism - A Person to be Loved

Autism. For some, it’s a word rarely heard, rarely used. For others, Autism is a reality that enters their life like a fog bank creeping up from the horizon. Or, in some cases, it can be like a firework exploding inside their home. When a person, usually a young child, is diagnosed with autism (or ASD, autism spectrum disorder), life can turn upside-down in a heartbeat. Questions swirl, doubts descend, and feelings pile up quickly.

Parents who face a diagnosis of a child with autism may rapidly turn to the internet for information on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Check out our list of very useful resources!

[kiss-my-kitty]

🧩 Hate the messenger, 💗 the message! 🧩 #choosekindness #autism #autismawareness #motherofanautisticchild #childwithautism #differentnotdisabled #differentnotless💙💚💛❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMsXz5HHLn2/?igshid=15pdtt92r069x

[kiss-my-kitty]

🧼 Ryan has been struggling to remember how to do his own laundry (a task he is only just now learning because his foster mother wouldn't teach him because he is a boy. 🙄 Fortunately we aren't sexists, OK boomers, or time-traveling parents from the 1950s, and neither are our appliances!). . Up until now I have shown and guided Ryan through the laundry process, with no luck in getting it to "stick" - and Ryan becoming increasingly frustrated and upset with himself. Yesterday he asked me if I could write down the steps. I did him one better: I slapped color-coded labels on the laundry products and whipped up a color-coded instruction sheet. . Tomorrow I'm going to update the current taped instruction sheet to a laminated one, and then Ryan will be good to go. No more confusion, no more anxiety, no more self-doubt and no more tears will make every single label I need to remember to make worth it. 💗 (And with the move home PLUS the pandemic PLUS the abrupt change to homeschooling, we've had a lot, and I mean a *LOT*, of meltdowns and stimming behaviors to work through lately. Honestly? We can't get from the end of one meal to the beginning of the next without at least one emotional outburst. 🙁) . #autism #autismspectrumdisorder #ASD #Aspergers #childwithautism #kidwithautism #teenwithautism #teenagerwithautism #autisticchild #autistickid #autisticteen #autisticteenager #specialneedschild #specialneedskid #specialneeds https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhZaOaHMe2/?igshid=d2lix4hyyz8p

[emirateswalk-blog]

Emirates Walk for Autism educate those who are unaware of Autism. we educate what is Autism? How to care? and what are the therapies?

[kiss-my-kitty]

This ring belonged to my grandmother. I don't knife anything about it, except that it was hers, but that alone makes it special to me. I do wear it from time to time, but not too often because I'm worried I'll lose it. 💍 💔 Hey @roses2660, do you know this ring's history? (Psst...did you know April is Autism Awareness Month? It's not too late to don some blue -- like I've been doing all month with my nails -- to show your support!) 📆🤖💡📊 💙👦👪 💙 #familyjewelry #familyheirloom #AprilAutismAwarenessMonth #AutismAwarenessMonth #autismawareness #autism #autistic #Aspergers #autisticchild #childwithautism #specialneeds #disability

[kiss-my-kitty]

Ryan's self-portrait. #art #artwork #autisticchild #childwithautism #aspergerschild #autism #Aspergers #AutismAwarenessMonth

[kiss-my-kitty]

Ryan loves the sensory foam blocks my mom gave him. Can you tell? And check out that excellent eye contact! 👦 #autism #childwithautism #Aspergers