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...
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Yulika Forman
May 21, 20203 min read
INTENSE ANXIETY, POOR SELF-REGULATION
Research shoes that the more anxiety a child is experiencing, the less control they have over their emotional reaction.
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Yulika Forman
May 11, 20202 min read
"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."
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Yulika Forman
May 7, 20203 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Apr 29, 20205 min read
Help! My child with special needs can't learn online!
I hear from many families that their children have trouble with online lessons. What can we do to help?
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Yulika Forman
Mar 21, 20207 min read
SURVIVING SCHOOL CLOSURE WITH A CHILD ON THE SPECTRUM, WITH ADHD, ANXIETY, AND RELATED CONDITIONS.
How to manage staying at home with children on the spectrum, with ADHD, anxiety and other related challenges during school closure.
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Yulika Forman
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Mar 4, 20205 min read
"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?
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Yulika Forman
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Feb 19, 20206 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Feb 3, 20205 min read
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
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Yulika Forman
Jan 27, 20206 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Jan 22, 20206 min read
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?
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Yulika Forman
Jan 15, 20204 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Jan 6, 20206 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Dec 30, 20194 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Dec 22, 20192 min read
AUTISTIC HUMANS = HUMANS
"Society defines disabled people as incompetent, inferior, and permanently infantile." Lydia X.Z. Brown
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Yulika Forman
Dec 16, 20195 min read
"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.
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Yulika Forman
Dec 9, 20199 min read
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.
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Yulika Forman
Dec 5, 20195 min read
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.
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