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  • RESOURCE @ YOUR FINGERTIPS
    • NEURO-INFOMATION >
      • MEDICAL MODELS OF DISABILITY >
        • MEDICAL MODEL VS SOCIAL MODEL
        • ASD >
          • ASD I
          • ASD II
          • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
        • RETT SYNDROME
        • ADHD >
          • ADHD I
          • ADHD II
        • ANGELMAN SYNDROME
      • UNDERSTANDING NEUROLOGY >
        • Neurology & Learning >
          • Co-Ocurring Challenges in learning
          • Visual Processing
          • Auditory Processing
        • SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES >
          • WHAT IS LD?
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            • HOW DOES IT AFFECT READING
            • DYSLEXIA - under revamp
            • Language Programs
          • LD - MATH >
            • HOW DOES IT AFFECT MATH
            • IDEAS FOR Nursery to Primary
          • STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING
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          • All About Motor Development
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          • ALL ABOUT SPD - The 8 SENSES
          • ALL ABOUT SPD II
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Bill Nason is a mental health professional with a masters degree in clinical psychology and more than 30 years of experience in treating individuals with developmental disabilities. Specializing in autism spectrum disorder and individuals with severe, multiple behavior challenges.

The Autism Discussion Page is devoted to providing a tool box of strategies for helping children on the spectrum feel “safe, accepted, and competent.” It is focused on parenting, teaching, and therapeutic strategies meant to improve the lives of children on the spectrum. 

He will present the presentations in a series of power points represented in photo albums:

Helping Your Child Feel “safe”

Satisfy Physical Needs Page
Tool 1 Meet nutritional needs
Tool 2 Treat medical/psychiatric needs
Tool 3 Reducing sensory overload
Tool 4 Calming meltdowns
Tool 5 Sensory diet
Tool 6 Physical activity

Reduce Confusion
Tool 7 Structured Daily Routines
Tool 8 Visual strategies
Tool 9 Slow it down, break it down
Tool 10 Clarify, verify, preview and review
Tool 11 Clear Boundaries & expectations

Respect Comfort Zones
Tool 12 Define and respect comfort zones

Helping Your Child Feel “Accepted”

Communicating Love and Acceptance
Tool #13 Understanding, acceptance
Tool #14 I love you rituals

Teaching Emotional Relating
Tool #15 Emotion sharing
Tool #16 Reciprocal interaction
Tool #17 Celebrating
Tool #18 Soothing

Teaching Nonverbal Communication
Tool #19 Facial referencing and nonverbal
Language
Declarative Language
Tool #20 Increasing acceptance with
declarative language

Acceptance at School
Tool #21 Advocate and collaboration
Tool#22 Peer mentoring

Helping Your Child Feel “Competent”

Learning Through Others Page
Tool #23 Don’t do for, do with
Tool #24 Apprentice Learning
Tool #25 We-Do Activities

Effective Training Tools
Tool #26 Basic Principles
Tool #27 Framing
Tool #28 Guided Participation
Tool #29 Stretching & Fading
Tool #30 Instilling Motivation

Teaching Apprentice Skills
Tool #31 Social Referencing
Tool #32 Co-regulation
Tool #33 Coordinating Roles
Teaching Emotional Regulation
Tool #34 Emotional Regulation
Tool #35 Stretching Comfort Zones
Tool #36 Tackling Fears

Increase Flexible Thinking Skills
Tool #37 Flexible Thinking
Tool #38 Dynamic Thinking
Tool #39 Problem Solving
Tool #40 Memory Books

Competence Over The Years
Tool #41 Building on Strengths
Tool #42 Start Early, Think Ahead
Tool #43 Transition Planning
Tool #44 Self Empowerment
Tool #45 Adult Supports

Autism Discussion FACEBOOK Page

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There are 3 books from the author that are highly recommended for all parents. He has dedicated his lifetime of knowledge on the website and his books. 
CLICK TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE BOOKS
GO TO FACEBOOK PAGE

HISTORY OF AUTISM
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A view into the early stages of awareness, situational challenges, diagnostic research, how parent-traps can cost and the positive and negative effects of social media.
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1. PROJECT AUTISM - BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTISM

2. ​BOOK - NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

This book chronicles the entire history of autism research. A very essential read.
 - TED TALK (Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness”)

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3. DSM History


Indepth look into DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIAS


​1. DSM-5 criteria for ASD diagnosis

2. DSM-5 OVERVIEW CHECKLIST



​GIRLS TEND TO SLIP UNDER THE RADAR

The truth is, in many of the medical models of autism, many of those signs may not present the same in an autistic female. So there needs to be diagnostic differences in the assessments as well for females. Many females can be sociable, they can camouflage themselves well, so just how do we know where to look. I will list down useful guides hopefully to be able to help both parents, individuals and professionals alike. In Singapore the support needed for autistic females is lacking. There is no specific place they can seek advice for, or mentorship, or even just to seek help in parts of their lives.
  • Girls with autism flying under the radar but new guidelines could help doctors with diagnosis

  • Autism—It's Different in Girls
New research suggests the disorder often looks different in females, many of whom are being misdiagnosed and missing out on the support they need

  • It all made sense when we found out we were autistic
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  • The lost girls
​​Misdiagnosed, misunderstood or missed altogether, many women with autism struggle to get the help they need.

  • Some autism traits may show up later in girls than in boys
 
  • The costs of camouflaging autism
 
  • "You're Just Kooky": Why Women With Autism Aren't Taken Seriously - JESS COMMONS
 
  • Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women  by Dr Sarah Bargiela (Author)
 
  • Females And Aspergers: A Checklist
Samantha Craft, author of Everyday Aspergers, has created an unofficial checklist for females on the autism spectrum.  
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Dr Judith Gould is the Lead Consultant at The NAS Lorna Wing Centre for Autism and retired as Director of the Centre in 2015.  She is a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist, with over 40 years experience, specialising in autism and learning disabilities.

Judith Gould, The diagnosis of women and girls on the autism spectrum - SLIDE SHOW

Interview with Dr Judith Gould: women and girls

In order to address the concerns raised, new screening and assessment tools are being developed and designed, mindful of the differences in male/female presentations of ASD. One such tool, The Girls Questionnaire for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Attwood, Garnett & Rynkiewicz, 2011) was developed by Dr Tony Attwood and colleagues over a number of years, here in Australia. The work, since renamed Q-ASC Questionnaire for Autism Spectrum Conditions Age 5 – 19, was presented at IMFAR (International Meeting for Autism research) in May this year in San Francisco. The questionnaire is recommended for use as a screening tool—a script for diagnostic assessment—not for a diagnosis. At the time of writing, a scoring system for the questionnaire is still to be developed. Currently, the research and validation is being finalised in Australia in collaboration with other international parties.

The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) was developed from autistic adults’ experiences of camouflaging, and was administered online to 354 autistic and 478 non-autistic adults. 


SUPPORTING WEBSITES FOR FEMALES

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Help 4 Aspergers and the International Aspergirl Society (IAS)

Women and Girls Online Support - Scottishautism


FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUPS

Aspire: The Female Autism Network

Autism Spectrum Women's Group

Autistic Women's Association

http://help4aspergers.com/international-aspergirl-society/


Support organizations in Singapore for Autistic girls is still not around. There are many reasons why I feel this is important. Firstly there can be many misconceptions about their needs, and thus their needs might get invalidated in many places like schools and social activities. The other bigger concern is exploitation in workplace, sexual harrassments, abuse in relationships, rights to body privacy in sped education settings and might face many other co-morbid mental health stressors. Do click on some of these online resources for such information so that at least you can have some form of guidance and do join online support groups as well. Never try to face this alone. All of us are inter-dependent, and we can build this support and journey through life together.

RESOURCES / SUPPORT


Online Support Groups
& Advocates


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