Autism Toolkit of Georgia
Autism Toolkit of Georgia
While there is no cure for autism, some symptoms of autism can be managed with medication. If your doctor is recommending medication but you don’t know much about pharmaceuticals, you may feel unsure about how to handle this important decision.View Resource
Sensory processing difficulties commonly seen in autistic kids can include decreased pain recognition or an inability to use visual input information to assist with standing up-right. Similar to how communication and social impairments vary from mild to severe, autistic children process sensory information differently and over a range of severities.View Resource
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is the gold-standard treatment for autistic individuals. ABA uses scientifically derived principles to understand how environmental factors influence behavior, with the primary goal of promoting socially appropriate behaviors and reducing problem behaviors such as aggression, self-injurious behavior, elopement and/or disruptive behavior.View Resource
Sensory integration therapy works using the assumption that by doing tasks that require a lot of sensory processing, sensory systems and the brain will form a stronger connection. Having a stronger sensory system – brain connection will help children learn how to respond to different types of sensory stimulation in less extreme ways.View Resource
Over the years, doctors and researchers have devised different ways of describing the support needs of autistic people. For a variety of reasons, some of those systems have fallen out of common use and others have found their way into popular culture. These days, doctors usually describe autism using levels of severityView Resource