autism!?
Question:
I feel quite privaliged to live in the u.k and my daughter goes to an excellent special needs school but i am quite sure in my mind that the americans do lead the way in this field and do alot more for children with asd.
My heart though goes out to countries were it is way down on their priorities either because of war or other reasons. Having a child with autism can be difficult but i thank my lucky stars every day she was born in this country.
Answers:
I am happy to tell you we have services for autistic children here in Egypt, hope your daughter gets better, it is very good of you to think of people in other countries.
Other Answers:
my daughter is on the autistic spectrum and attends a special school in UK! they are fantastic with her ,she also had numerous other problems to
I'm from the United States, and while the research toward understanding autism is decent, here -- our educational system, at the least, leaves something to be desired. There are classes in each school specially tailored for those with learning diffiultues -- these classes aim to decrease the learning difficulty, while keeping the students up to par with those in the other classes. They do this by working more slowly. There are very few schools in the U.S. that specialize in autism, deaf children, developmentally handicapped . . . our education system is . . . pathetic. As a mother of a daughter with autism, I'm sure you know that ASD isn't one condition but a whole range from Aspberger's to severely handicapped, with challenging behaviour.
The main common thread seems to be dysfunction with sensory processing which can show itself as hypo or hyper sensitivity to every kind of sensory input - sound, light, touch, taste, texture etc.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and every parent of an autistic child.
I'm afraid that I'm not as happy with our school system as I could be. They do a lot for my son but only when we identify the need. It seems like we are training them sometimes. It's been 10 years since my son was diagnosed, so maybe we have more experience than some of them do. This being the situation, I wish there was some way to get training and certification so that I could go do their jobs. It is difficult finding the time. energy and $ to try and stay informed. One thing I am very interested in is RDI. Relationship Development Intervention targets specific deficits that hamper the child's ability to interact with others.
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