In our previous article, we talked about how to prepare your child with autism for a holiday. Now the question that remains for most parents would be: how is the flight going to be like for their child with autism? How do we occupy them in a long flight?
With the holidays just around the corner, this can be an exciting time or a daunting time for families with children with autism. It is important to remember that new places and changes can be very challenging for a child with autism. However, with sufficient preparation and practice, they can potentially have a great time!
Following up with our previous blog post on Part 1 of our 2-part Creative Teaching Tips series, here are more tips and ideas you can use in your home and/or school! …
These are a collection of ideas that our team here at EAP has utilised over the last 3 weeks during our Progress Reviews with Dr Rebecca Thompson, a Senior Supervisor from our parent company, Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP), and we want to share this bank of ideas with you! …
From all of us at EAP Malaysia, Happy Deepavali to everyone who’s celebrating! We wish safe travels for those who are travelling back home, too. Not unlike any festive celebration in Malaysia, Deepavali is celebrated widely and by many. However, for families with children with autism, celebrations like these come with their own set of challenges. …
Amidst increasing alternative convincing treatments readily available and advertised, there is still no ‘magic pill’ for the treatment of autism. However, here are 8 key rationale reasons for why ABA remains the most effective treatment for autism to date.
At EAP, we are often asked if we have a speech therapist on board or a speech therapist to recommend. Our general response is that a good quality ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) programme should be able to address and teach individuals with autism to communicate effectively and hopefully speak fluently as well. The ability to pick up fluent speech is dependent on a few factors. …
While there may be many treatments available for autism out there, with new alternative treatments on the rise, the treatment that is evidence-based and thoroughly research-based is Applied Behavioural Analysis (Autism Speaks). …
In our previous blog entries, we have outlined the difference between communication and speech. To reiterate, communication is any behaviour exchanged with another person that produces related or direct social rewards (Frost and Bondy, 2002), whilst speech is the expression of communication and thoughts through spoken language (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Here, we will be outlining the general speech development milestones of a typical child. …
The ability to express our thoughts and feelings is crucial to our survival as social beings. Children begin their journey of developing their speech as early as 2 months where they start cooing and make gurgling sounds. Speech is a developmental milestone that is observable and developmental problems may be indicated if a child is observed to not use their words to communicate. Thus, any delays in speech especially early on in a child’s development should not be taken lightly.
