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Archive for December 14th, 2009

Judo is a lot of throwing people around. I feel bad every time I'm paired with this guy and have to throw him. He never lands correctly, and always say, "OW!" really loudly afterward.
The sensei just told me not to worry about it and to throw him. I kinda feel like I should. After all, he voluntarily (I think) signed up for and attends the class. But it's just AAWKWARD every single time!
What do I do? Throw him for real, or just sort of ease him down?

I'm 15 and i'm going to be babysitting for spring break and all of summer! It really sucks but I don't know what kind of stuff to do with the kids they are all diiferent ages except for two. There are two girls that are 7 and 11, sisters, and ther is one boy that is 7! It's easy to tend to the girls, because i'm a girl I know what girls do for fun but it's the bot that i'm worried about I don't want him to feel that he is left out! He is A.D.D and A.D.H.D and he has some signs of Autism. I have watched them before but not like day after day like i'm going to be! What should I do? Someone PLEASE HELP ME!

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Symptoms
Children with autism generally have problems in three crucial areas of development — social interaction, language and behavior. But because the symptoms of autism vary greatly, two children with the same diagnosis may act quite differently and have strikingly different skills. In most cases, though, the most severe autism is marked by a complete inability to communicate or interact with other people.
Many children show signs of autism in early infancy. Other children may develop normally for the first few months or years of life but then suddenly become withdrawn, aggressive or lose language skills they've already acquired. Though each child with autism is likely to have a unique pattern of behavior, these characteristics are common signs of the disorder:
Social skills
Fails to respond to his or her name
Has poor eye contact
Appears not to hear you at times
Resists cuddling and holding
Appears unaware of others' feelings
Seems to prefer playing alone — retreats into his or her "own world"
Language
Starts talking later than other children
Loses previously acquired ability to say words or sentences
Does not make eye contact when making requests
Speaks with an abnormal tone or rhythm — may use a singsong voice or robot-like speech
Can't start a conversation or keep one going
May repeat words or phrases verbatim, but doesn't understand how to use them
Behavior
Performs repetitive movements, such as rocking, spinning or hand-flapping
Develops specific routines or rituals
Becomes disturbed at the slightest change in routines or rituals
Moves constantly
May be fascinated by parts of an object, such as the spinning wheels of a toy car
May be unusually sensitive to light, sound and touch and yet oblivious to pain
Young children with autism also have a hard time sharing experiences with others. When read to, for example, they're unlikely to point at pictures in the book. This early-developing social skill is crucial to later language and social development.
As they mature, some children with autism become more engaged with others and show less marked disturbances in behavior. Some, usually those with the least severe problems, eventually may lead normal or near-normal lives. Others, however, continue to have great difficulty with language or social skills, and the adolescent years can mean a worsening of behavior problems.
The majority of children with autism are slow to acquire new knowledge or skills and some have signs of lower than normal intelligence. Other children with autism have normal to high intelligence. These children learn quickly yet have trouble communicating, applying what they know in everyday life and adjusting in social situations. An extremely small number of children with autism are "autistic savants" and have exceptional skills in a specific area, such as art, math or music.

I was diagnosed with mild autism when I was three-years-old. I have three questions:
(1) What is mild autism?
(2) How does it affect a child?
(3) Does it keep on going through your teen years, when you're a teenager?
Thanks ♥

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