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Autism, Social Competence, and Academic Performance
Exceptional Parent, by Schriber-Orloff, SN, published in 2009, summarized Sep 3, 2009

Children may develop autism-related social and academic problems in middle school years.

Children with autism may have social and academic difficulties in elementary and middle school. There may be many reasons for these problems. In some cases, the problems may come from symptoms of autism. In this article, the author answered a question from a parent of a 10-year-old girl. The girl's older brother was diagnosed with autism, but she was not. The mother described her social and reading difficulties. She also said that her daughter's problems seemed to be getting worse as she gets older. The author said the mother should get the daughter a full psychological and occupational therapy assessment. She told the mother to ask the school to provide testing and appropriate services.


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Speech Clinic Teaches Life Skills to Kids with Autism from Childhood Through Young Adulthood

Dec 5, 2011

Speech Therapy Associates is a California location where kids with autism are served from preschool through high school. They believe that communication is a crucial life skill for kids to adapt. They also understand that skills a child with autism gains at the middle school age may need to be updated when the youngster transitions to the workforce. The clinic offers several levels of therapy: Building Blocks is for 18 months to 5 years and focuses on language and social skills; Circle of Friends is a social group where children learn turn-taking and social skills; and Building Connections is for teens and young adults to learn transition skills into a college or work situation.

Read original article: Students with Autism Learn Life Skills in Lodi


Riding to the Top Provides Therapeutic Horseback Riding to Kids with Autism

Oct 28, 2011

Riding to the Top, one of New England’s largest therapeutic horseback riding centers, has helped kids with autism and other developmental delays since 1993. They currently have a year round location in Windham that serves 250 people a year from ages three to 73. Sarah Bronson, executive director, explains that horseback riding helps with muscle strength, communication, social interaction, and academics. Linda Baker, a special ed teacher at King Middle School says, “It had an affect on their academics." They're reluctant writers. But this just opened them up. For the first time, I got them to write a full page about their experience -- because they had a great experience to write about.”

Read original article: Many Find Riding Horses Therapeutic


Girl Scouts Reach Out to Kids with Autism

Jun 20, 2011

A group of Girl Scouts from Williamsville Middle School decided to reach out to their community in form of toys for kids with autism and other developmental delays. Summit Education Resources, a center that works with children, has a hard time keeping toys for the kids. As any parent knows, toys break, get lost, or just “walk away.” These Girl Scouts raised over $1,000 with an ice-cream stand and bakery. They also were able to involve 250 other students for this project that gave the kids at Summit a Christmas Morning experience in June.

Read original article: Girl Scouts Help Autistic Children


Mann Quadruplets Diagnosed with Autism at 18 Months, Flourish at Age 12

Feb 24, 2011

Ten years ago in Georgia, a set of quadruplets was diagnosed with autism. At the time, the Manns thought they would need to leave the state to find early intervention services for their boys. But instead, they found support and began advocating for services that now exist for kids like their own. Three of the boys are active in middle school, while the fourth shows more visible signs of autism. He has a sensory-adapted room where he feels comfortable, but also understands that he is different than his brothers. All four were eager to participate in the news story and watched videos from the first reportings 10 years ago. As one youngster says they wanted “to show that if you work hard enough, you can always achieve your goal.”

Read original article: 10 Years Later: Catching Up with Mann Quadruplets


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