Have you ever thought about how hard school might be for a young one with autism? What about how hard teaching children with autism may be? I admire teachers in general, but I really admire teachers who teach children with disabilities. Josiah had a wonderful pre-school teacher and kindergarten teacher. I admired the way they worked with several children who had one developmental disorder or another. This school year for Josiah is going to be very exciting. He is being transitioned from the special care classroom to a normal classroom. I am so excited to see how he works. I have so much faith in him and pray that this is just what he needs. Here are some school-related symptoms of autism that you may be seeing:
School-Related Symptoms:
Using fine motor skills, such as coloring and cutting with scissors and is difficult or an inability.
Ability to comprehend reading may not be good, even though answers can be quoted easily.
Difficulty with skills in some areas and little to no difficulty in other areas.
Difficulty with attention span being short for most lessons, generally diagnosed also with ADD or ADHD.Ability to transition activity to activity may be difficult.
Ability to memorize some areas may be unbelievable.
Along with School related symptoms, children with autism have linguistic and language development issues. Here are some of those symptoms:
Linguistic and Language Development Symptoms:
Parroting [a.k.a. echolalia] while listening to others talk.
While under stress, the pitch and rhythm of the voice may change while speaking.
Abnormally loud speech, especially when excited or upset.
Unable to whisper or finds it very difficult to whisper.
Word repetition may occur often.
Often uses short, incomplete sentences.
Pronouns are often inappropriately used.
Often interrupts, even when reminded not to.
Often uses a person’s name excessively when speaking to them.
These are just some of the things that I have noticed in my own children and some of the things the pediatric child development doctor has discussed with me. Now, remember, even though I have done a lot of research and studying, I am not a professional. The last three parts of HFA that I have shared with you is just some of what an autistic child may go through, and some of it they may not. If you think your child is having an issue, do some studying and research on your own, and seek a professional if you feel like that is what your child and family need.
I hope some of the symptoms I have shared with you have helped and you have enjoyed learning more about what children with autism go through. At this point in my life, with Josiah, I am thoroughly enjoying studying autism and what kinds of things I can do to help Josiah be the best he can be. He is just one of the man joys of my life. I am so thankful for Josiah and Bethany both. They are truly gifts from God.
Enjoy this short video of Josiah, and God Bless!!!
http://youtu.be/HAqgik3A_OE
School-Related Symptoms:
Using fine motor skills, such as coloring and cutting with scissors and is difficult or an inability.
Ability to comprehend reading may not be good, even though answers can be quoted easily.
Difficulty with skills in some areas and little to no difficulty in other areas.
Difficulty with attention span being short for most lessons, generally diagnosed also with ADD or ADHD.Ability to transition activity to activity may be difficult.
Ability to memorize some areas may be unbelievable.
Along with School related symptoms, children with autism have linguistic and language development issues. Here are some of those symptoms:
Linguistic and Language Development Symptoms:
Parroting [a.k.a. echolalia] while listening to others talk.
While under stress, the pitch and rhythm of the voice may change while speaking.
Abnormally loud speech, especially when excited or upset.
Unable to whisper or finds it very difficult to whisper.
Word repetition may occur often.
Often uses short, incomplete sentences.
Pronouns are often inappropriately used.
Often interrupts, even when reminded not to.
Often uses a person’s name excessively when speaking to them.
These are just some of the things that I have noticed in my own children and some of the things the pediatric child development doctor has discussed with me. Now, remember, even though I have done a lot of research and studying, I am not a professional. The last three parts of HFA that I have shared with you is just some of what an autistic child may go through, and some of it they may not. If you think your child is having an issue, do some studying and research on your own, and seek a professional if you feel like that is what your child and family need.
I hope some of the symptoms I have shared with you have helped and you have enjoyed learning more about what children with autism go through. At this point in my life, with Josiah, I am thoroughly enjoying studying autism and what kinds of things I can do to help Josiah be the best he can be. He is just one of the man joys of my life. I am so thankful for Josiah and Bethany both. They are truly gifts from God.
Enjoy this short video of Josiah, and God Bless!!!
http://youtu.be/HAqgik3A_OE
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