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3 Ways to Teach Social Initiations to Students with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

3 Ways to Teach Social Initiations to Students with Autism

You may think social interactions come naturally for all children, but for children with autism it brings a unique world of challenges. Learning social initiation skills can make an enormous...

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Sydni Pakula

Mar 5, 2023 · 5 min read
Celebrate Six Fall Holidays You Didn’t Know Existed! Emotions & Social Skills

Celebrate Six Fall Holidays You Didn’t Know Existed!

...And learn ways to adapt any holiday to help your child with autism have fun! As we welcome the change of season, cooler weather , and autumn breezes, we often find ourselves ready to enjoy...

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Katie Vena

Nov 5, 2022 · 4 min read
4 Things I Wish Parents Knew About Autism Emotions & Social Skills

4 Things I Wish Parents Knew About Autism

As a person on the autism spectrum, there are a few things I wish parents of children on the spectrum knew. Please note that I am just one individual, and other people on the spectrum may have...

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Jill Feder

Oct 15, 2022 · 5 min read
Helping Your Autistic* Child Develop Emotional Intelligence Emotions & Social Skills

Helping Your Autistic* Child Develop Emotional Intelligence

Children with autism are often lacking in the area of emotional intelligence. The good news is that scientists now better understand the biological reasons behind why autistic individuals face...

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Katie Vena

Jul 30, 2022 · 6 min read
Making Friends: The Ups and Downs of Friendship on the Spectrum Emotions & Social Skills

Making Friends: The Ups and Downs of Friendship on the Spectrum

As someone who grew up on the autistic spectrum, friends were hard to make and even harder to keep. We all have ways to cultivate and maintain friendships, and many on the spectrum face unique...

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Grady Bolding

Jul 11, 2022 · 6 min read
Teaching Autistic* Children About Winning and Losing Emotions & Social Skills

Teaching Autistic* Children About Winning and Losing

Some children with autism may find it very difficult to control their emotions when they don’t win in a game, quiz, or raffle, or when they don’t get the highest score in their class. This can...

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Ymkje Wideman-van der Laan

May 30, 2022 · 6 min read
Autism and the Transition to Adulthood (Part 2) Emotions & Social Skills

Autism and the Transition to Adulthood (Part 2)

Building Social Skills and Maintaining Relationships (This article is part 2 of a 2-part series. Check out part 1 on helping young people with autism build a career and develop independent...

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Kenna McEvoy

Jan 31, 2022 · 6 min read
Autism and the Transition to Adulthood (Part 1) Emotions & Social Skills

Autism and the Transition to Adulthood (Part 1)

Helping Young People With Autism Build a Career and Develop Independent Living Skills (This article is part 1 of a 2-part series. Check out part 2 on building social skills and maintaining...

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Kenna McEvoy

Jan 22, 2022 · 6 min read
Top 3 Strategies for Improving Social Interactions for Autistic Children Emotions & Social Skills

Top 3 Strategies for Improving Social Interactions for Autistic Children

Many autistic individuals struggle with developing appropriate perspective-taking, self-awareness, and self-monitoring skills. They may also have difficulty modifying false beliefs about...

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Kenna McEvoy

Dec 18, 2021 · 7 min read
Integrated Play Groups and FloorTime Emotions & Social Skills

Integrated Play Groups and FloorTime

The Top Two Interventions for Improving Developmentally-Beneficial Play in Autistic Children While group play is an important component of child development, autistic children may not develop...

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Kenna McEvoy

Dec 4, 2021 · 8 min read
Supporting Play in Early Childhood: Specific Strategies for Autistic Children Emotions & Social Skills

Supporting Play in Early Childhood: Specific Strategies for Autistic Children

Without a doubt, play is an essential foundation for a child’s development, especially throughout the early elementary years. Engaging in fun, enjoyable, and imaginary play is often a natural...

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Kenna McEvoy

Nov 30, 2021 · 7 min read
Teaching Tools for Making Friends and Developing Online Relationships for Autistic Individuals Emotions & Social Skills

Teaching Tools for Making Friends and Developing Online Relationships for Autistic Individuals

Learning social media skills and dating etiquette can be especially challenging for young autistic adults. This article provides tools for helping to learn new digital social skills for...

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Frankie Kietzman

Nov 19, 2021 · 5 min read
Building a Social Network for Students with ASD Emotions & Social Skills

Building a Social Network for Students with ASD

How to Create a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Support Social Skills for Autistic Children We all need a social network; a group of people who are there for us in good times and in bad. But how can we...

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Frankie Kietzman

May 9, 2021 · 5 min read
Pushing the Envelope: Making Up for Learning Loss Due to COVID for Children with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

Pushing the Envelope: Making Up for Learning Loss Due to COVID for Children with Autism

A Letter from the CEO Federal relief packages passed by Congress are providing school districts with billions of dollars in recovery funding to help schools support students during and after the...

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Angela Nelson

May 9, 2021 · 4 min read
Six Strategies for Strengthening Your Marriage for Parents of ASD Children Emotions & Social Skills

Six Strategies for Strengthening Your Marriage for Parents of ASD Children

My Marriage is Floundering. Help! Six Strategies for Strengthening Your Marriage for Parents of ASD Children* Often couples look towards parenthood with great joy and love. Shockingly,...

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Signe M. Kastberg

Jan 10, 2021 · 5 min read
Autism Influencers: Who to Follow Emotions & Social Skills

Autism Influencers: Who to Follow

Interested in connecting with people in the autism community? Check out our list of influencers to follow on social media. Social Media is a powerful tool in the way it allows us to...

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Chloe Fay

Jan 10, 2021 · 8 min read
Teaching Kindness: The Kindness Rock Project Emotions & Social Skills

Teaching Kindness: The Kindness Rock Project

How to Teach Your Child with Autism the Art of Caring and Kindness Teaching caring and kindness to children with autism is an important part of social-emotional development. Having empathy and...

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Chloe Fay

Nov 15, 2020 · 4 min read
The Benefits of Playing with Building Blocks for Children with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

The Benefits of Playing with Building Blocks for Children with Autism

For children with autism, using building blocks in play is a beneficial activity for their physical, cognitive and social-emotional development. Building with blocks is a favorite pastime for many...

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Chloe Fay

Nov 1, 2020 · 4 min read
Autism, Gaming and Building Social Skills Emotions & Social Skills

Autism, Gaming and Building Social Skills

10 Ways to Build Social Skills Using Online Gaming for Teenagers with Autism Online gaming has been shown to improve social skills in teenagers with autism. It is estimated that more than 41%...

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Chloe Fay

Nov 1, 2020 · 5 min read
Finding Fun and Fitness: Exercise for Children and Young Adults with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

Finding Fun and Fitness: Exercise for Children and Young Adults with Autism

A growing community of inclusive exercise programs promises that fitness can be a source of fun, rather than one of frustration, for Children with Autism. By choosing activities that will have a...

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Sam Krause

Sep 6, 2020 · 6 min read
5 Ways Sesame Street’s Character, Julia, Teaches People About Autism Spectrum Disorder Emotions & Social Skills

5 Ways Sesame Street’s Character, Julia, Teaches People About Autism Spectrum Disorder

Julia, the new character on Sesame Street can help all children better understand autism Sesame Street is a treasured TV show that has educated children worldwide for more than 50 years. It has...

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Danielle Fowler

Aug 8, 2020 · 3 min read
Pushing the Envelope: Autistic Black Lives Matter Emotions & Social Skills

Pushing the Envelope: Autistic Black Lives Matter

A Letter from the CEO: Autistic Black Lives Matter Our hearts go out to the family and friends of George Floyd and to the many other people of color who have been subjected to the insidious racism...

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Angela Nelson

Jun 20, 2020 · 2 min read
4 Activities and 3 Tips to Help Support Emotional Awareness for your Child with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

4 Activities and 3 Tips to Help Support Emotional Awareness for your Child with Autism

Recognizing and understanding emotions is a key part of development. Emotional awareness allows individuals to identify what they are feeling and why. This is a critical step towards building...

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Madeline Burroughs

Apr 20, 2020 · 5 min read
8 Ways to Promote Socialization Skills in Students with Autism Emotions & Social Skills

8 Ways to Promote Socialization Skills in Students with Autism

Socialization is an important skill for all children to learn and develop. Research suggests that by supporting a child’s socialization, children are more likely to develop self-confidence, problem...

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Madeline Burroughs

Feb 22, 2020 · 6 min read

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