To be honest, I had assumed that those people who do not speak - but DO communicate - have physical issues with forming words. After all, I reasoned, if a person wants to communicate but doesn't speak, it must be because speech is just too difficult.
But it turns out that I may be wrong. In fact, according to a top researcher in autism and communication (Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD of Boston University), "...the short answer is that we really don't know why some children with ASD don't learn to speak at all."
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Sensory Friendly Classrooms with Dr. Roya Ostovar - The SPD Blogger Network - 3 views
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Having sensory friendly settings is common sense and it benefits everyone, all students and learners as well as teachers and staff. Changing the classroom also teaches all students how to find practical and adaptive ways of making their setting work for them to allow for optimal learning and functioning, a skill that is beneficial to everyone. It also makes more sense to change the environment to fit the child’s needs and not the other way around. Changing the classroom helps the child with SPD blend in with other students, and it is not isolating, or stigmatizing.
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A sensory friendly classroom improves attention, concentration, ability to focus for longer periods of time, learning, social functioning, and it also reduces the overall level of stress
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For more specific and multiple examples of the accommodations that can be made, a book I authored titled “The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder” offers a comprehensive guide.
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"These groundbreaking family-focused films detail the emotional reality of dealing with an autism diagnosis; how it affects the family unit and the unique challenges that families from diverse cultural backgrounds face. The goal of these videos is to increase awareness, in order to help children from underserved families to become better armed to obtain equal services."
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