autism social stories can be used to help teach and manage all autistic behaviors
What is meant by autistic repetitive behavior? And why do autistic children engage in this behavior?
First we need to understand what autism is?
Autism is a life long disorder affecting the brain, some of the symptoms of autism are:
Communication difficulties
Social deficits
Imagination and Interaction deficit…
Autism can not be cured and as yet research has not defined the cause of autism spectrum disorder, there are at present various thoughts on the root cause of autism spectrum disorder.
Most autistic children and adults will engage in some form of repetitive behavior…
What is autistic repetitive behavior?
A repetitive behavior is something a person does repeatedly without reason or thought. Research shows repetition is common in autism all autistic children and adults will like repetition and sameness in all aspects of their lives.
Some autistic repetitive behavior is thought to be because of an overload in sensory input. Autistic children and adults are very sensitive and can be easily overwhelmed by their environment.
Therefore the autistic child or person will engage in a repetitive behavior such as finger flicking, rocking or other stimming behavior as a means of calming their senses.
Some autistic children and adults can be very sensitive to touch and will shy away from physical contact, preferring not to be touched, which can be quite hard to understand as a parent.
Research suggests autistic repetitive behavior can be a means of controlling sensory overload in autistic children and adults. We all engage in some form of repetitive behavior at some point in our lives, we like to pick the same lottery numbers, we wont miss our soaps, we must leave the remote in a certain place etc…all forms of repetitive behavior.
Autistic repetitive behavior in autistic children and adults can be helped by using autism social stories…
Autism social stories can be implemented to help control behaviors such as stimming.
Pictorially rich with appropriate text these specific expertly written autism tools can be used to manage almost all aspects and situations the autistic child is finding confusing, stressful or makes them anxious.
They give the autistic child or adult clear instruction of how, where, why and when, helping them control their senses and make sense of the world around them.
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