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Autism: 5 Tips for Dealing with the Tween and Teen Years
By Staff
Apr 9, 2009 - 4:22:21 PM

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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Few conditions are as mysterious and as heart wrenching as autism, and parents of autistic children are understandably anxious about the best ways to help their children grow. But some of the most difficult transitions for the person with autism don’t come during childhood, they come as they prepare to leave it.

Just like everyone else, children with autistic spectrum disorder go through the changes that come along with the tween and teen years, changes that are both physical and emotional. Parents need to know how to best approach these difficult years. The Autism Partnership provides a wide range of services for children and their families as well training for professionals who are involved in the treatment and education of children with autism. Their directors are leaders in the treatment of autism and would be happy to speak with you about dealing with the approach of adolescence in autistic children.

Five Tips for Parents
1) Embrace your child’s strengths: Catch your child being good


2) Facilitate meaningful friendships thereby promoting your child’s quality of life


3) Develop your child’s independence, so as to further their ability to successfully live and work


4) Good teaching includes: being a positive motivator, having high expectations, patience, and practice, practice, practice


5) Recognize that in order for your child to achieve their tremendous potential they need support from highly qualified experts in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Autism Partnership is the nation’s premier agency dedicated to providing intensive behavior intervention for children with autism and their families. Established in 1994 by world-renowned psychologists Ron Leaf and John McEachin, Autism Partnership offers a comprehensive program and a variety of proven services, including in-home, in-classroom and one-on-one, as well as lectures and workshops. All programs are handled by expert teachers and tailored to each individual child, family and caregiver, with the goal of helping that child achieve their best life. For more information, visit www.autismpartnership.com.

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