Halloween, Mountain Climbing, School Removal, and More!

It is time, once again, for the Special Needs Blog Week in Review. As always, there are a variety of topics to be found. A few blogs discuss tips for helping kids with special needs to cope with Halloween. There were also blogs about ADA upgrades, EE, cystic fibrosis, and a new study about autism and difficulties with using language to describe behavior. How to Make Halloween Easier for Kids With Autism This blog gives you some tips that can help your child who has an autism spectrum disorder to cope with all the changes that come with Halloween. It … Continue reading

How to Make Halloween Easier for Kids With Autism

Halloween is a holiday that might be difficult for children who have an autism spectrum disorder to cope with. Things get decorated in unexpected ways. Social skills can falter when a person is wearing a costume. Here are some tips to make Halloween easier for kids who have autism. Start preparing your child now! If your child is in a Special Education classroom, there is a good possibility that his or her teacher has been slowly getting the students used to the idea that Halloween is coming, and has been discussing some of the changes that will happen. Awesome teachers … Continue reading

Tips to Make Halloween Easier for Kids With Autism

Kids who have an autism spectrum disorder tend to become uncomfortable, or upset, when things do not go as they expected them to. What may seem like a small change can be overwhelming for kids with this special need. Here are some tips for how to help your child cope with all of the changes that can happen on Halloween. Halloween can be a difficult holiday for kids who have an autism spectrum disorder. While other kids may need little instruction about how to trick-or-treat, and will intrinsically see the fun in wearing a costume, kids with autism might need … Continue reading