The debate about the pros and cons of public school education for individuals with autism has been raging for three decades. I humbly submit that, because of the vast spectrum of autism and the disparate needs of each individual, blanket statements such as, “The public schools have failed children with autism” are inaccurate and counterproductive.
School starts this week for many youngsters with autism, so the stress level at home is escalating. Families are dealing with transition issues and new schedules and reports from school and all the other challenges that arise at the beginning of school. By suppertime, patience is scarce and the to-do list seems impossibly long.
At the tender young age of three, youngsters with autism often embark on an exciting and challenging adventure: pre-school. By its very nature, pre-school requires youngsters to function in three different spheres – group time, free time, and transition from one to another. Each sphere requires different skills, many of which are foreign to little ones diagnosed with autism.
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Sometimes we may have questions about a diagnosis or our intuition tells us that the experts did not hit a diagnosis on target. For example, a dad and grandmother both agree that it seems as if their daughter diagnosed with autism should also have been diagnosed with apraxia. What are their options in this case?
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