Managing Picky Eating In Children With Autism from Autism Parenting Magazine. Check out the original here.
Picky Eating is the common term for what Picky Eaters do. These children are hard to please and to feed in general, but they rarely end up starving themselves. Patterns of “over-selecting” food are common among children with developmental disorders, but they are also common among all children.
Well hello indie people and in my 4th video for World Autism Awareness Week 2018 I am talking about 5 things not to say to an autistic person. I’ve found online and in the real world that there are a few examples of where autistics have been upset by similar comments I’ve listed in the video. So I thought it would be a good idea to openly talk about these 5 and explain why someone may be offended or upset by the comments. Like I say in the video, this is not a rant or a dig at people, it’s trying to bring awareness to people who may not anyway about the condition and to try and become more open-minded about neurodevelopmental conditions.
If you do have any questions about this video or any of the other videos I’ve made for World Autism Awareness Week, comment them below or message me on my social media, also linked below.
DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert on autism, this video is purely based on my own experiences and what others have stated during my research
Temple Grandin On Mark Zuckerberg and Autism
Temple Grandin On Living with Autism and Mark Zuckerberg
High functioning autism
My 10-year-old son can change from an adorable, quirky little dude to an aggressive screamer in a second. He sinks so far, so fast, that I forget about his strengths and drown in his weaknesses. I wish I could make it stop.
There’s a diagnosis that explains it: autism.
James has an average IQ and attends school with non-autistic children. He’s good at sports, math and guitar. People notice him, because he sticks out from the crowd in a good way. Wearing an authentic jersey to an NFL game isn’t enough. He also wears shoulder pads, a helmet and a sweat towel tucked in the front of his football pants.
James has a talent for voicing thoughts. Once in a doctor’s waiting room he exclaimed, “Mom, that loud TV is making me nervous, and I’m here to get my blood drawn, so I’m already nervous enough.” Several people applauded, and I asked the receptionist to turn off the TV.
I know the symptoms of James’s autism are less profound than what a nonverbal, institutionalized adult with the same diagnosis experiences. But as his mother, that’s not my reference point.
Read the full article here
Jobs for people with autism
JOBS for people with AUTISM and ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
Jobs for people with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome do exist and in this video I talk about what kind of jobs