Letters to the Editor
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@uncle Fester OT here!
I'm fascinated by Autism, though it sounds like it would be difficult at times to work with children like that. I wonder what reality they preceive that we don't?
getting pretty off-topic here aren't I? LOL.
Difficult is an understatement. But you develop calmness and learn to focus on tiny gains. And you have to understand what motivates behavior (have empathy).
Reality perceived is as varied as there are children. Children with ASD have more in common with children without ASD than they have differences. The differences in sensory perceptions and cognitive strengths/weaknesses varies.
The only thing individuals with ASD do have in common with each other are the core behaviors involving language disorder, restricted interests, and deficits in social/behavioral interaction. This is because this disorder is defined entirely based on behaviors rather than specific brain processes or functions. It's also why diagnosis is so "messy".