Re: Article on families with autistic children
This is why early intervension is so important. My dd used to tantrum like that when she was younger. She is almost indistinguishable from other children now. However, we are not putting her in public school where she would just suffer massive overload time. At home, we can control the environment. As a parent of a child with mild austim, we have gone out of our way to emphasize that rude or ill mannered behavior is not acceptable. We feel like good manners are the grease of social situations. She may not be able to read other people's social cues, but she will be a well mannered lady.
Let's face it, how far is this girl going to get in life with her poor manners and bad behaviors? The world does not care if someone has autism once the child leaves the family home.
I say this program is more than worth it, if it helps this girl get control of herself, because the world is not going to be anywhere near as understanding as her family has been.
