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Autism Diagnosis: Where do we start?

If you have just received a diagnosis of autism, you are
most likely feeling very anxious about your child’s future.

The first step is to arm yourself with as much information
about autism as you can.

Make sure you find this information from credible
sources, and don’t believe everything you read!

Although your child has a diagnosis of autism, his or
her abilities are going to vary from any other child with
autism.

There are some key features of autism that probably led to the
diagnosis, but how they affect your child will as individual
as any child.

Based on your child’s needs, there are some assessments and
professionals you should consider.

Communication is a common problem area for children with
autism.

Contact a speech therapist to assist you in evaluating your
child’s strengths and needs.

Finding the appropriate communication system will help your
child tremendously across all environments.

Your child may be verbal, but need some training in
initiating communication.

If your child is non-verbal, there are a variety of
communication systems, sign-language, PECS (using pictures
and symbols), or communication boards.

Have an occupational therapist assess your child for
sensory dysfunction.

Autistic children sometimes have difficulty taking in
sensory information and organizing it for future use.

Planning a sensory integration program can help your child
organize their sensory input and reduce sensitivity to a
variety of sensory information.

Create a routine within your home, for you child, and to
the extent possible don’t vary from that routine.

Autism isn’t a life sentence for your child.

Prepare yourself to turn to others for support.

Join a local support group and/or an online message board
where you can ask other parents for information.

Be willing to learn from others, and be willing to accept
assistance from others.

Help the rest of your family learn what they can about
autism.

Be an advocate for your child.

You know your child better than anyone else, and no one will
love your child like you do.


This is just one of the many tricks, tips and techniques
that you can use to cope with your Autistic child’s
behaviors that feature in my new book “The Parenting
Autism Resource Guide”. Which you can learn
more about by visiting
http://www.ParentingAutismChild.com

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