Structured Independent Activities – Interactive Play Ideas For Your Child With Autism
Hey everyone! We are back with the third part of our Interactive Play Idea series and this time we have structured independent activities!
Hey everyone! We are back with the third part of our Interactive Play Idea series and this time we have structured independent activities!
Hari Raya is just around the corner and we just want to share with you some of our top tips in preparing your child with autism for the coming celebration
We would like to take a short moment to appreciate all fathers out there with kids with autism. We know that it can be tough at times and we just want you to know that you are deeply loved and appreciated
It can be difficult for parents to engage and play with your child with autism. Especially with hectic schedules, it can be hard for parents to come up with creative ideas.
We are 2 weeks away from welcoming the month of Ramadhan, a holy month for Muslims around the world as our journey of spiritual purification begins.
Awhile ago we received an email from a parent sharing with us her challenges in obtaining a diagnosis and finding help in Malaysia
According to research done published in the Journal of the American Academy of Paediatrics, nearly half of children with autism are at risk of wandering or eloping from their present, safe environment. Children with autism go missing under a variety of circumstances. They may seek out small or enclosed spaces. They may wander toward places of special interest or may try to escape overwhelming stimuli such as sights, sounds, surroundings or activities of others (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2015). Sadly, with the spike in stories of individuals with autism going missing in the past year, we’ve come to realise that many children with autism are not emphasized with safety skills as part of their integral curriculum enough.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children with autism. That statistic is certainly startling. But what makes it even more devastating is that with the right measures in place drowning deaths can be prevented. To understand how to prevent these drownings, it’s important that parents and caregivers understand why children with autism are at such high risk.
In this day and age, it often seems like our world revolves around the internet. Everywhere we turn, there are teens and tweens “Google-ing it”, “Friend-ing someone”, or “Tweeting” about the latest news updates. Technology and the internet offer great opportunities for learning and equipping young people with tools to learn, communicate, and play. Individuals with autism, just like other typical teenagers, are equally as interested in using the internet as a portal to mass information or connection to millions of people.
As we discussed last week, puberty is one of the most challenging developmental states both for the child and also the parents.