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Autism Aspects

WHAT  WHY  WHERE

WHAT

 

Could the service technicians or the designated programs be contributing 

factors as to why your loved one is still exhibiting repetitive and/or 

disruptive behaviors? 

Families with an autistic member face daunting pressures 

every day. Stress over accomplishing a simple shopping errand 

to meltdowns that cut short family outings. Episodes of head banging, 

screaming, elopement, kicking, hitting, fecal eating and smearing 

guarantee that everyone, including school personnel, are exhausted 

and on high alert 24/7. Sound familiar? 

Behaviors that include sensory stimulation dictate, control and consume learning time

in schools and services leaving goals unmet for years. 

Want to know more about your loved one’s behavior and how it affects 

the class? How interventions are actually being applied? How the 

interventionist responds to an unwanted response? Because the well-being 

of the home is directly affected and family members are constantly having to check themselves for fear of 

an outburst which causes an underlying “carefulness” that’s not spoken about.

WHY

Do you believe more can be done in 

explaining and understanding sensory stimulation behavior in your 

child? 

Do you feel that the encouraging words from your provider’s 

technicians don’t match with their iep or assessments as behaviors in 

the home are getting worse? Extreme and aggressive behaviors, 

including sensory stimulation, never improve despite adopting coping 

and behavioral maintenance 

strategies meant to “calm the child”?

Behaviors that should have been extinguished are 

now controlling the environment and one parent becomes the primary 

support of the team. 

How did we get here?

Behaviors left untaught in the art of management can and will get in the 

way of a correct assessment. It’s not unusual that even after changing 

providers the autistic returns home even more distressed.

Wouldn’t it be nice just to go on family outings without 

time constraints dictated by providers, or sensory issues forcing everyone 

into a panic to leave?

Ask yourself: are school personnel truly taking your child’s abilities and 

future capabilities to heart? 

Is time passing and yet flapping, excessive touching, 

hair pulling, screaming, throwing and destruction are still unmanageable 

after years of continuous interventions? Behaviors that prohibit them 

from fully enjoying what the world has to offer?

If you suspect, if you know, that your loved one 

could be more than their autism specialist is bringing out, 

it’s time to take charge.

WHERE

In the environment 

where behaviors occur and interfere with daily life. Anywhere the 

behaviors interfere with learning. 

Anywhere the family needs an answer. Visits to the doctor and dentist are 

a major worry and hardship for family members. Rarely are these 

behaviors addressed by 

interventionists, yet it is a reality for many. 

Is it yours? 

Communicating is paramount when understanding autism, 

and by this I mean between all service providers and schools. Wouldn’t 

you like to know about the autistic’s daily progress as it happens in a format easy 

to read, and filled out by all educators who have direct teaching sessions 

with your loved one? 

Sessions are held in the home and tailored towards the family and 

the autistic’s immediate needs, while aiming for the future 

as a whole to enjoy.

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