• 30 August 2022

Autism parenting

I recently came across this post from Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood which is very helpful as always, a few points that I found really work for us:

walk and don’t talk – go for a walk with the student and allow them to talk. To say whatever they like, without interrupting. Do not react or engage in a conversation. Do not become confrontational. Just listen until they have calmed down.

Social Stories – from Carol Gray, which are a great resource http://carolgraysocialstories.com/social-stories/

Don’t discuss anything until the kid has calmed down  – trying to have a calm rational discussion about what they SHOULD have done, or how they could have RE-INTERPRETED the cues, is about as likely to succeed as having a rational conversation with an angry hippopotamus.

Full article https://attwoodandgarnettevents.com/how-to-assist-an-autistic-student-to-thrive-in-the-classroom-part-2/

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