Other homeschoolers network with other parents and professionals and apply tips from books about autism. OTs share adaptations and tricks to ease the mastery of fine motor skills. My daughter wrote sloppily. Pamela's hand shook from pressing too hard, so she encouraged trying markers. She endorsed a frustration-free method for printing and cursive.
Therapists give parents tools to ease daily routines by minimizing sensory stress.
Knowledge of SI demystifies many exasperating behaviors caused by bombarded, scrambled senses. Early intensive ABA helps many, but not all, children. To promote ABA, some professionals caution families against special diets and supplements. The brains of some children are affected by damaged immune and digestive systems, creating wheat and milk intolerance, yeast overgrowth and other issues. Some children grow indifferent when their communicative attempts through behavior are ignored without considering meaning.