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Motor skills are important for children on the Autism spectrum. We need to help them strengthen the muscles in the hands and fingers so they can do the tripod grasp appropriately, but it?s not always easy to do that with a pencil or a crayon. Try ?Push Pin Art?. Follow easy instructions to help kids create fun art while strengthening their pre-writing skills!
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Getting our kids to eat a healthy, inexpensive diet doesn?t have to be hard if we follow a few simple guidelines. In fact it can be fun and help them to develop other skills as well.
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A viewer asks if she should allow her ?linguistically interested? 10 year old with Autism to learn Chinese after school, or will it just confuse him? Autism Mom, Shannon Penrod, weighs in on the subject and how and when to deal with members of our family who don?t understand what our kids are capable of. Spoiler Alert ? she whole heartedly thinks that encouraging children on the spectrum to do things that are of interest of to them is a GREAT idea!
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In an interview at the 2012 ABA International Convention in Seattle, Dr. Ennio Cipani details how effective parent training can be if done correctly. Later in the interview Dr. Cipani talks about the true definition of punishment and how and when it should be used appropriately.

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Today?s Autism Live features topics on teaching tri-pod grasp, getting our kids to eat healthy fall produce, teaching social and cognition skills and Autism Blogger Jim Walter.

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Autism Mom Shannon Penrod shares tips on reducing stress by getting enough rest, how to prioritize rest and set yourself up for success. The life of an Autism parent is full of stress, full of things to do. It?s all too easy to put our own need to refresh on back burner. Shannon shares the importance of changing that behavior, in order to help ourselves and to help our children on this journey through Autism.

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Confused about whether your insurance covers ABA therapy for Autism? Join the club! Autism Live host Shannon Penrod shares three things we can all do today to help ourselves know our Autism insurance status. Being informed is half the battle.

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Autism Live host Shannon Penrod shares suggestions getting children to ?mand?. Manding is when a child requests something using gesture, sound, sign or iconic communication. Manding is something we want to encourage in children with Autism. It builds their functional communication skills and will help to reduce challenging behavior.

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Shannon Penrod, Autism Mom and host of Autism Live condenses experts advice on creating a stress- free morning routine with children on the spectrum. Hear ways you can streamline the morning routine and actually make it more fun for everyone in the house, even yourself.

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When working with an child on the Autism spectrum making progress is key, maintaining that progress is essential. Dr. Jonathan Tarbox of the Autism Research Group shares incites on how we can not only create progress but also maintain it. Dr. Tarbox also provides user friendly definitions of mastery and generalization.

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