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Raising Children with
High Functioning Autism
By Rachel Evans
If your child has been diagnosed with high functioning autism, parenting can be a
challenge. The main reason is because autistics do not think and mentally develop
the same way as the average child, and so must be taught individually and differently.
Therefore, the challenge is finding out what parenting methods work for your autistic
child. Essentially, it’s a lot of trial and error.
Raising a child with high functioning
autism can be made easier by providing children with the necessary therapy they require.
However, aside from therapy, the following are 5 basic parenting tips that may prove
helpful along the way:
Tip 1 -
Furthermore, telling a child in advance that an activity is about to change, helps
to create an easier transition for them. For instance, tell your child “In 5 minutes,
we’re going to stop coloring and read a story”.
Tip 2 -
For instance, you should refrain
from using figures of speech as part of instruction. A figure of speech is when you
use an expression that has a non-
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Tip 3 – Create a personalized behavior plan – You can’t rely on the parenting methods
that work for parents with regular children, or even those who have a child with
high functioning autism. You need to create a program that is specifically oriented
around the interests and needs of your child. This means analyzing your child’s behavior
and creating a personal program based on his/her behavioral patterns. This is how
you will eventually get your child to learn, respond and interact with others.
Tip
4 – Focus on improvement – Instead of trying to explain to your child what you don’t
like when they do something you deem inappropriate or unproductive, focus on improving
their behavior. If you want to improve on past behaviors, teach new “acceptable”
ones to replace the old.
Teaching new behavioral skills will take plenty of time,
patience and practice, but eventually the new acceptable behaviors will replace those
you don’t approve of.
Tip 5 – Sensitivity alert! – Make sure you are aware of the
triggers that will upset your child, so you can do your best to ensure they are avoided.
Some issues that tend to upset those with high functioning autism include, but are
not limited to:
• Sudden loud sounds (IE. alarms)
• Unusual smells in a particular
room
• Discomfort when touched
• Being bumped
Although you can’t ensure your child
will always be safe from sensitive issues, by knowing what they are helps you to
have more control. Like any child, the less stress your autistic child has, the more
productive they will be.
Remember, as a parent of a child with high functioning autism,
you need to learn how to go with the flow, be creative, patient -
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