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Sarcasm is NotMy Game

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6 Tips For 6 Letter Word AUTISM

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Dr. Gaurav NigamEDITOR IN CHIEF

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6 TIPS FOR 6 LETTER WORD AUTISMUnderstand your child ‘s need .Learn tackling their difficult be-haviour.

A PAGE FROM MY DIARYThoughts of an Autistic kid penned down in a page.....

SARCASM IS NOT MY GAMEHave you ever tried to peek inside the heart of your child. Are you being overprotective with your child...... TOP 5 FACTS ABOUT AUTISMThings you should know about autism.

AUTISM TAKES A TOLL ON STOM-ACH AS WELL. DOES IT ?Does your child constantly com-plain about stomaches.

Our doctor tells you what should you do.

ASK DR. NIGAMA column just for you. Ask any query you have for your child to

Dr. gaurav Nigam

AUTISM GAMESGames and puzzles especially designed for Autistic kids.

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1.Non Verbal Clues6Tips for the

Letter word AUTISM

“If they can’t learn the way we teach,We teach the way they learn”

Dr.O.Ivar.Lovas

Your child is precious.In a Child with autism where the verbal commands are not so ex-

pressive we believe that non verbal clues should be pondered over.Its definitely not very easy.But then who said that it would be easy.

So start observing the facial expressions,Ges-tures etc especially when they are tired.hun-

gry or want something.

Do write them down and try to fulfill their needs according to the learned behaviour.

Non Verbal Clues1

No child throws tantrums without any rea-son. Atleast a lot of them. In most cases it’s

a way for the frustration to vent out. Try to find out the reason as to why is your child throwing tantrums.

It might not be easy to come down with a conclusion but you can always start by making a list of possible demands that were not met that let them to threw tantrums .This will eventually lead to ruling out other pos-sibilities till you reach at one concrete one.

Tantrums-they have a lot to say2


Your child is mostly juggling between train-ings and sessions and therapeutics.

We don’t need reason for him to play. Let it be just play. Anything which makes your child smile,laugh or even shout with excitement. Whatever works. All we need is the child to have fun. And you will know it, just write when he will be having fun.

“Let him just play.”

let it be just play

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Children with autism seems to learn better when they are put into a schedule.But don’t

make it very rigid one.

Just work for it just enough so that it doesn't become stressful for them. Make a schedule for when they eat,bathe ,dance etc.

They also tend to associate environment with what they are learning. Make sure to let them learn first in one set of environment.

Then change the environment slowly so they can apply their learning in the new setup as well.

Being Consistent4

Be more obser-vant towards your

child. You should exactly know

What triggers him, we need to know about it. We then can avoid that trigger and make a huge difference.

Make a colourful book with spaces inside it for stickers.

Once you do that,for any good behaviour of the child , reward him with a sparkly sticker and ask them to put it in their book. Some-times you just have to be too vigilant to catch them doing something good so you can reward them.

5 Reward Book

Your child sensitivities6

I hope you have enjoyed reading this and it helps you and your child to go along way.

Play -

“Is he too sensitive to loud sound or a bright light.“


I am 5 year old now,like every one else once had been.I want to tell something. Something that really matters to me.I am boy with one nose two eyes and a red lip. Ahhh! I think its kind of pink. But thats not important.Okay, so when I see so many people around me Ifeel that they are so complete. I feel that they have wishes,views…they have nails and hair. Some are fair some are pink. You know they have brown shoes and yellow bags.Then why do only I have “Autism”.I agree that I have it,but thats not all about me.I have those green shoes which uncle bought for me. Why would no one see that. Why ?If you keep your eye on my autism you won’t be

able to see how fantastic I am. If you would keep

your expectations low of me then I would keep it still lower.let me grow.

lets do it together.

A Page From My Diary


I want to know the way people think.But i can't .

When you say get a life I don't know what it means. I try to find life. I try to find it in gar-den ,in my wardrobe ,I literally try to find life.

You say tighten your seat belts even when you are just disclosing your delicately cooked meal…..I try to find out the belt on my dining chair.I get confused when i don't find one.

I feel why do you say stuff like that.I have lost counts now on the things that you have made me confused on.I regret of not being able to un-derstand you.

But don’t play sarcasm with me.Dont play idioms with me.

If you want to say something to me, make sure you mean that literally.And when you do that…that way. The way that I am asking you, you will see how awesome I become.

Come on let’s do it my way.

“SARCASM IS NOT MY GAME”


ASK DOCTOR NIGAM

A: HEY Parents,In my career so far I have come across a lot of parents who are having problem with their chil-dren being hyperactive.We always say that.

1. Firstly I would like you to analyze what are the situation when he plays being hyperactive. Is it that he needs something and when he can’t get that he behaves in this way. So firstly make sure to find that out.

2. Now you need something that i called a distractor. He wont stop being hyperactive until you will give him something new to do. Now I want you to do this as routine and see where is it taking him,you can sometimes use reward ideology as that helps.

3. Also i feel you should engage him in some outdoor exhausting play activity .we need to get that extra energy thats pending up to be released somehow.

Q: Hello Dr Nigam,

We are a 7 YEAR OLD MARRIED COUPLE residing in Bangalore. We have a son who’s 5 year old now. His Doctor says that he is autistic. We are not sure about it. He is extremely hyperactiveand hardly able to concentrate over anything. We have tried all the measures which his doctor has told us like apples behavior analysis but it just doesn’t work. Please tell us what should we do?

Parents you can ask your queries regarding your child to Doctor Nigam

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Top Facts About Autism5

1Children with autism spectrum disor-

ders may look just like you and me and attend same schools that most other children attend. We don’t know what causes Autism but doctors believe that a child’s genes,en-vironmental exposure and the way the brain is constructed may all have a role

2People with Autism can be little

autistic or very autistic. Thus,it is possible to be bright,verbal and au-tistic as well as mentally retard-e d , n o n - v e r b a l a n d a u t i s t i c .

3People with ASD are different from

one another .When you’ve met one person with au-tism you’ve met ONE person with au-tism. Some people with autism are chat-ty; others are silent. Many have sensory issues, gastrointestinal problems, sleep difficulties and other medical problems. Others may have social-communication delays - and that’s it.

4 They often like things to be done in specific ways and when it is not done in that manner they may be-come very upset.

5It is often difficult for these kids to

make friends and play.They may be unable to pretend to be a prince or princess or to imagine how a card-board box may be a train or boat.

“More boys than girls

have Autism. “

“People with ASD are different from one

another“Nov 2015 11 iCARE AUTISM

72-Piece Junior Puzzle - Game On!

Even very low-functioning, violent, Autistic kids LOVEpuzzles. Most of the time, they assemble the puzzles up-side down, so one is sure if they just see the pieces that fit together (not the pictures on the puzzles) .Puzzles can be used as a "break" after they have completed a number of tasks. It keeps them focused (without any "down" time). -"down" time or transition time is when students tend to get into trouble.

Super Fun Marble Run "Allows a child with a math and logic brain to problem solve and express themselves creatively. "

Teeter Popper

"My special needs stu-dents loved the teeter

popper. They sat, layed on and twirled on it for as long as it was out.

One of my students turned it over and pretended it was a turtle

shell. The popping sound was enjoyable to the children as well. "

Kinetic Sand - 2.2 lb

"Great sensory toy. Playing with the sand is very relaxing to my Child with Autism."

Waff Cubes

"My autism spec-trum 7 year old son has the WAFF notebook with the colored WAFF cubes. When he travels in the car he likes to write and draw landmarks and street signs he sees. He has an amazing memory and skill for draw-ing maps. The notebook travels easily in the car and the WAFF cubes as well. The bright colors and endless possibilities of attaching them to the notebook promotes his creativity and slows him down when he is sometimes really anxious about where we might be going or if we are taking a different route. While he feels he has to write/draw in the notebook to ease his anxi-eties he can't help but play with it too by creat-ing a different color scheme with the cubes on the notebook "

AUTISM GAMES

Nov 2015 12 iCARE AUTISM * Article Source: Internet

There had been a lot of times that parents come across with so many different things.

One such is “My child keeps complaining of pain in abdomen.”

So talking on that we tried to make a list of common symptoms and types of food which might be beneficial.

What symptoms mostly occurs?

1.Stomachache2.Diarrhoea3.Constipation4.Flatulance.

Just to name the few.

1.Gluten Free Casein Free diet-though its kind of little tough,But apparently one thing you must try if your child is really suf-fering with a lot of gastro intestinal issues.

2.Probiotics are the way to go. They help your child in a larger way.These are good bacterias and therefore help in prop-er digestion and regulation of food.

3.Mineral and Vitamin supple-ments:Though i am a strong believer in

“Food should contain it all” theory but more often than not mothers will come to me and narrate their ordeal.

This seems like a task.I just say that consult your physician/Pediatrician and ask if he can add an supplement as the food should not suffer.

Autism takes a toll on stomach as well.Does it?


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