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    Autistic Spectrum, Functioning, and Support Needs.
    Yulika Forman
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Autistic Spectrum, Functioning, and Support Needs.

    When a parent or a professional describes an autistic person, they often use the words "mild" or "severe" autism. Sometimes I hear that...
    242 views0 comments
    INTENSE ANXIETY, POOR SELF-REGULATION
    Yulika Forman
    • May 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    INTENSE ANXIETY, POOR SELF-REGULATION

    Research shoes that the more anxiety a child is experiencing, the less control they have over their emotional reaction.
    137 views0 comments
    "High-Functioning" Autism: Why It Means Nothing
    Yulika Forman
    • May 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    "High-Functioning" Autism: Why It Means Nothing

    There probably is not a more overused and less useful term in the field of autism than "high-" or "low-functioning."
    224 views0 comments
    Special Ed During School Closure in MA: What Should Your Child Get?
    Yulika Forman
    • May 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Special Ed During School Closure in MA: What Should Your Child Get?

    Updated information about services and remote learning for children on IEPs and 504s in MA.
    89 views0 comments
    Help! My child with special needs can't learn online!
    Yulika Forman
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    Help! My child with special needs can't learn online!

    I hear from many families that their children have trouble with online lessons. What can we do to help?
    135 views0 comments
    Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Outbreak
    Yulika Forman
    • Mar 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Outbreak

    School closures affect all children, but children with disabilities are at risk of regressing without the services they are entitled to.
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    "BEHAVIORAL ISSUES," "BEHAVIORAL STUDENTS": LOOKING BEYOND BEHAVIORS
    Yulika Forman
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    "BEHAVIORAL ISSUES," "BEHAVIORAL STUDENTS": LOOKING BEYOND BEHAVIORS

    "Behavior is communication." But how many times is there a thoughtful discussion about what exactly is being communicated?
    109 views0 comments
    ADDRESSING ANXIETY IN AUTISM: WHY IT IS CRUCIAL
    Yulika Forman
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    ADDRESSING ANXIETY IN AUTISM: WHY IT IS CRUCIAL

    Almost a half of the individuals with ASD have atypical anxiety symptoms related to the core symptoms of ASD that do not fit DSM-V criteria.
    1,613 views2 comments
    HEALTH AND SEX EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM
    Yulika Forman
    • Feb 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    HEALTH AND SEX EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM

    Sexual education is a right of each autistic person, All autistic individuals require specialized education in this area.
    116 views0 comments
    SOME THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC GIRLS
    Yulika Forman
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 6 min

    SOME THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF AUTISTIC GIRLS

    If you are a parent of an autistic girl, if you tell people that your daughter is autistic, they might not believe you.
    103 views0 comments
    UNDERSTANDING AUTISTIC PROFILES THROUGH EVALUATIONS
    Yulika Forman
    • Jan 22, 2020
    • 6 min

    UNDERSTANDING AUTISTIC PROFILES THROUGH EVALUATIONS

    How can you help your team take advantage of the amazing (and expensive) additional expertise you are bringing to the table?
    64 views0 comments
    IT'S SUMMER... WELL, IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT!
    Yulika Forman
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    IT'S SUMMER... WELL, IT'S TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT!

    It's only January, but in the special education world, it is the time to start thinking about your child's summer, or Extended Service Year.
    6 views0 comments
    CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CAMOUFLAGE (MASKING) IN AUTISTIC GIRLS AND WOMEN
    Yulika Forman
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 6 min

    CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CAMOUFLAGE (MASKING) IN AUTISTIC GIRLS AND WOMEN

    Girls and women on the spectrum are often overlooked, diagnosed with other conditions, or diagnosed later in life when compared to boys.
    275 views0 comments
    CHALLENGE: USING SKILLS EVERY TIME YOU NEED TO
    Yulika Forman
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 4 min

    CHALLENGE: USING SKILLS EVERY TIME YOU NEED TO

    Imagine if your car's brakes worked only some of the time, and you would have no way of predicting when they will work and when they won't.
    16 views0 comments
    "MILD" AND "HIGH-FUNCTIONING:" THE MISLEADING QUALIFIERS OF AUTISM
    Yulika Forman
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 5 min

    "MILD" AND "HIGH-FUNCTIONING:" THE MISLEADING QUALIFIERS OF AUTISM

    Mild autism doesn’t mean one experiences autism mildly . . . It means YOU experience their autism mildly.
    69 views0 comments
    WHEN YOUR IEP TEAM DEFLECTS WITH AN EXCUSE... DON'T LET THEM
    Yulika Forman
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 9 min

    WHEN YOUR IEP TEAM DEFLECTS WITH AN EXCUSE... DON'T LET THEM

    School after school, district after district, year in and year out, with inevitable predictability, I hear the same excuses.
    137 views0 comments
    SENSORY PROCESSING  ON AN IEP or 504: WHAT, WHY AND HOW
    Yulika Forman
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 5 min

    SENSORY PROCESSING ON AN IEP or 504: WHAT, WHY AND HOW

    Sensory differences should always be considered as a factor a child on the autism spectrum, even if the child is not showing any distress.
    137 views0 comments
    SCHOOLS AS PRISONS?                          ON USE OF SECLUSION AND ISOLATION
    Yulika Forman
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 5 min

    SCHOOLS AS PRISONS? ON USE OF SECLUSION AND ISOLATION

    Children were put in rooms alone, with adults outside writing down their every move.
    80 views0 comments
    The Secrets of Service Delivery Grid for Autism IEP
    Yulika Forman
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 10 min

    The Secrets of Service Delivery Grid for Autism IEP

    Each grid has a distinct purpose. If you understand what it is and how to use it, your child’s IEP is going to serve him/her so much better.
    246 views0 comments
    Seeing the "Invisible" Challenges
    Yulika Forman
    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Seeing the "Invisible" Challenges

    I have been wondering for a while why it can be so difficult to help IEP teams see certain challenges that can be so obvious to...
    20 views0 comments
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