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...
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Yulika Forman, PhD, LMHC
Special Education Consultant, Psychologist, Mom of Three
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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?
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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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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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