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Recent content by lovemymonsters

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    Why are some Autistic people not toilet trained?

    I suspect the reasons some people with autism have issues with bowel and or bladder control are related to a variety of potential wiring problems - delayed processing, confusion about what the feelings are, difficulty with executive function etc. Too many possibilities to generalize! I work with...
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    ‘You can’t discipline autism out of a child’: Mom and student protest suspension

    I totally agree with the_tortoise. There is so much more at play here than what the article states. If this student has 2 EA's and works in an area separate from his peers, this is likely not the first time he has aggressed towards staff. He may have escalated to a point beyond "normal", and the...
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