Comments on: Family Fun Away from Home http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/06/family-fun-away-from-home/ Parenting tips for children on the autism spectrum. Is it possible to live with autism without losing your mind, your life savings, or your spouse? Yes! It may be an uphill climb at times, but there are also some surprisingly easy spots. So for those parents who are determined to enjoy life with autism, welcome. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:05:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Amazing_Grace http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/06/family-fun-away-from-home/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Amazing_Grace Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:21:05 +0000 /?p=501#comment-160 Before you do an activity, prepare your ASD child with visual schedules. Children with ASD need predictability and therefore do not like change. Having a chart or visual schedule displayed of what they are going to do and activities in advance can provide security and keep inappropriate behavior down to a minimum. This technique can also be used to prepare for any change in the normal routine. Letting children that have ASD know of any schedule changes prior to the activity can prevent anxiety and reduce the likelihood of tantrums, rage, and meltdowns. What about having a visual schedule for your child? You can go over this with your child and they will know what will happen and what is expected of them. You can use pre-made pictures, or cut some out of a magazine or catalog, and you can even take pictures with your camera (you can take pictures of them doing various activities and make a personal visual schedule). http://momsofspecialneedschildren1.blogspot.com/search/label/Visual%20Schedules Before you do an activity, prepare your ASD child with visual schedules. Children with ASD need predictability and therefore do not like change. Having a chart or visual schedule displayed of what they are going to do and activities in advance can provide security and keep inappropriate behavior down to a minimum. This technique can also be used to prepare for any change in the normal routine. Letting children that have ASD know of any schedule changes prior to the activity can prevent anxiety and reduce the likelihood of tantrums, rage, and meltdowns.

What about having a visual schedule for your child? You can go over this with your child and they will know what will happen and what is expected of them. You can use pre-made pictures, or cut some out of a magazine or catalog, and you can even take pictures with your camera (you can take pictures of them doing various activities and make a personal visual schedule).

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