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Recent content by ACJ

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    How do you hold a pen or pencil when handwriting?

    What I've read about pencil grip not being correct in children with autism is that it has to do with how much sensory input and output they are capable of doing. E.g., some kids can't make a tripod grip intentionally. My daughter is one such kid. She was able to grasp objects from the time she...
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    how to stop nose picking?

    It isn't always about not doing this in public. Believe it or not, I stumbled upon this thread because I am trying to get my child on the spectrum to stop as well. In my case, I'm not even that bothered by her doing it in public, or doing it at all. My main problem with it is that my daughter...
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi, I have a child who has ASD, on the high functioning end. She's verbal, and quite normal in some respects, but in other ways, she's still mystifying as a child. It doesn't help that I have ADHD (diagnosed as an adult), so my brain and hers are sort of a "bad" match. It absolutely takes a lot...
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