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Autistic Spectrum, Functioning, and Support Needs.
When a parent or a professional describes an autistic person, they often use the words "mild" or "severe" autism. Sometimes I hear that...
Yulika Forman
Feb 11, 20214 min read
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INTENSE ANXIETY, POOR SELF-REGULATION
Research shoes that the more anxiety a child is experiencing, the less control they have over their emotional reaction.
Yulika Forman
May 21, 20203 min read
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"High-Functioning" Autism: Why It Means Nothing
There probably is not a more overused and less useful term in the field of autism than "high-" or "low-functioning."
Yulika Forman
May 11, 20202 min read
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Special Ed During School Closure in MA: What Should Your Child Get?
Updated information about services and remote learning for children on IEPs and 504s in MA.
Yulika Forman
May 7, 20203 min read
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Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Outbreak
School closures affect all children, but children with disabilities are at risk of regressing without the services they are entitled to.
Yulika Forman
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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"BEHAVIORAL ISSUES," "BEHAVIORAL STUDENTS": LOOKING BEYOND BEHAVIORS
"Behavior is communication." But how many times is there a thoughtful discussion about what exactly is being communicated?
Yulika Forman
Mar 4, 20205 min read
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ADDRESSING ANXIETY IN AUTISM: WHY IT IS CRUCIAL
Almost a half of the individuals with ASD have atypical anxiety symptoms related to the core symptoms of ASD that do not fit DSM-V criteria.
Yulika Forman
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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HEALTH AND SEX EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM
Sexual education is a right of each autistic person, All autistic individuals require specialized education in this area.
Yulika Forman
Feb 19, 20206 min read
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HELPING AUTISTIC CHILDREN MAKE FRIENDS AND BE LESS LONELY
Friendship is a rough measure of social skills, well-being, sense of belonging, feeling happy in school, being part of community and family
Yulika Forman
Feb 3, 20205 min read
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SOME THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC GIRLS
If you are a parent of an autistic girl, if you tell people that your daughter is autistic, they might not believe you.
Yulika Forman
Jan 27, 20206 min read
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UNDERSTANDING AUTISTIC PROFILES THROUGH EVALUATIONS
How can you help your team take advantage of the amazing (and expensive) additional expertise you are bringing to the table?
Yulika Forman
Jan 22, 20206 min read
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IT'S SUMMER... WELL, IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT!
It's only January, but in the special education world, it is the time to start thinking about your child's summer, or Extended Service Year.
Yulika Forman
Jan 15, 20204 min read
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"NARROW BUT DEEP" OR "CIRCUMSCRIBED, OBSESSIVE"? SPECIAL INTERESTS IN AUTISM
Parents and professionals who work with autistic individuals need to be educated on the many positive functions the special interests have.
Yulika Forman
Jan 14, 20208 min read
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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CAMOUFLAGE (MASKING) IN AUTISTIC GIRLS AND WOMEN
Girls and women on the spectrum are often overlooked, diagnosed with other conditions, or diagnosed later in life when compared to boys.
Yulika Forman
Jan 6, 20206 min read
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CHALLENGE: USING SKILLS EVERY TIME YOU NEED TO
Imagine if your car's brakes worked only some of the time, and you would have no way of predicting when they will work and when they won't.
Yulika Forman
Dec 30, 20194 min read
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AUTISTIC HUMANS = HUMANS
"Society defines disabled people as incompetent, inferior, and permanently infantile." Lydia X.Z. Brown
Yulika Forman
Dec 22, 20192 min read
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"MILD" AND "HIGH-FUNCTIONING:" THE MISLEADING QUALIFIERS OF AUTISM
Mild autism doesn’t mean one experiences autism mildly . . . It means YOU experience their autism mildly.
Yulika Forman
Dec 16, 20195 min read
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WHEN YOUR IEP TEAM DEFLECTS WITH AN EXCUSE... DON'T LET THEM
School after school, district after district, year in and year out, with inevitable predictability, I hear the same excuses.
Yulika Forman
Dec 9, 20199 min read
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SENSORY PROCESSING ON AN IEP or 504: WHAT, WHY AND HOW
Sensory differences should always be considered as a factor a child on the autism spectrum, even if the child is not showing any distress.
Yulika Forman
Dec 5, 20195 min read
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SCHOOLS AS PRISONS? ON USE OF SECLUSION AND ISOLATION
Children were put in rooms alone, with adults outside writing down their every move.
Yulika Forman
Dec 2, 20195 min read
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