Article Archive for March 2012
Social Skills for Children with Asperger’s & Autism
Teaching socialization to children on the spectrum is one of the more subtle challenges for educators. Social interactions involve so many component skills that disentangling them can be perplexing.  A few general guidelines can help. First, move from structured to unstructured social opportunities. Structured means that the adult schedule, design …
iPad App to Teach Elements of Story Telling
I’ve been using Toontastic with a few of my clients to teach them to create characters, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution (the elements of imaginative story telling). It works really well for some kids. Generally, I use this as a reinforcer after the children have completed several “work” tasks. What …
Psychoanalysis and Autism: Refrigerator Moms, Seriously?
NOTE: The French Court has ordered Ms. Roberts’ film be removed from YouTube on March 28th. I’m glad I downloaded it before it was censored! ~ mf
“The Wall or psychoanalysis put to the test for autism”, is a French documentary filmed by Sophie Robert.
It describes the misuse of the psychoanalytic …
