Engage With Your Child with Autism

Effective engagement with your child with autism begins with communicating on the child's level. Learn easy tips that will make a big difference.

For free resources, including picture cards and instructions to print, please visit http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LivingWellWithAutism/

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[WELOVEYOUZION]

My son is 4 and autistic.. THis is very helpful thankyou..

[livingwellwithautism]

@WELOVEYOUZION I am so glad. Check out the printable picture cards and schedules too (they're free). The website is on the channel. Take care, Mary

[fcastrowehr]

Well done! Looking forward to sharing with other parents of kids with AD.

Dee

[livingwellwithautism]

Thanks so much! :)

[plum413]

can you help me understanding why my child cant hold friends and is their some form of a ( stoke of autism). by the way you are vary good at this.

[livingwellwithautism]

@plum413 Thank you. A child on the spectrum would have difficulty with social interaction; that would vary in degree, according to the child. There are some private social skills programs, and social skills training books you can buy, as well as videos. My child participates in a buddy program at his school to learn how to make friends. Maybe talk to your school principal about that kind of support? Like all things, small improvements at first. Take care, Mary

[livingwellwithautism]

Thank you and keep on keeping on, it gets better, I promise. Take care, Mary.

[livingwellwithautism]

I know. The first few years are hard but please know that it does get better and you and your child with autism can have a rich and satisfying life -- not an easy one -- but a good one all the same. My son is happy and healthy now. He will always have autism, but I can deal with it, and even appreciate it, sometimes. Hopefully, the world will too, when he is an adult. Good luck to you and thank you for watching!

[livingwellwithautism]

Well, it can be difficult to make friends because autism affects the way they play or enjoy leisure activities (my son likes to flip objects repeatedly but not play board games). So they can be hard for other people to relate to. They also have social and communication challenges. But children with autism may eventually have friends. My son (10)now has friends who are also children with special needs. He meets them at school and through county sponsored special recreation programs. Try that!

[livingwellwithautism]

Thank you. It makes my day when I think that everything I have gone through is in a small way helping other parents. Take care!