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Building Social Skills for Teens: The Ultimate Guide
The teen years bring major changes in how kids socialize. Girls form tight-knit cliques, boys compete to one-up each other, and friend groups shift, making classrooms feel like social minefields. For...
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Autism and Hugging: Understanding Social Challenges
Hugging is a common way for people to express affection to each other. However, many people have different comfort levels regarding physical contact, making respecting personal space very important....
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Parallel Play in Autism: Benefits and How to Support It
Play is a vital part of childhood development, offering opportunities for learning and connection. For many children, including those on the autism spectrum, autism parallel play can be an important...
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Understanding The Effects of Masking Autism
For many autistic individuals, masking is a strategy used to avoid feeling out of place or facing judgment from others. However, while it may help in the short term, it often leads to significant...
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Pretend Play and Autism: Supporting Imaginative Growth
As children develop, they will experience many types of play. The dynamic between pretend play and autism highlights how imaginative activities can help children explore roles, practice social...
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Teaching Relationship Skills to Autistic Children and Young Adults
Parents play a pivotal role in encouraging healthy relationship-building for their children on the spectrum. Teaching relationship skills to autistic children involves fostering an understanding of...
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Do Autistic People Have Empathy?
When someone we love is sad, we often feel their pain. This is called empathy. But do autistic people have empathy? Despite a common misconception, individuals on the spectrum do experience deep...
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Flat Affect and Autism: Understanding Expression Differences
Does someone in your family have a limited range of emotional expression? Maybe they seem stoic? Do they rarely get excited? This is called flat affect, and it is common among people diagnosed with...
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