Social Skills | Autism in Our Nest

So Much to Celebrate!

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Autism, Bobby, Christmas, High Functioning Autism, Parent, Social Interaction, Social Skills, Special Interests 23

Birthdays and Christmas and New Years, oh my! It’s time to take a deep breath after so much celebration!

Understanding ALL the Challenges

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 1/1 Aid, Autism, conference, Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation, frustration, parenting, Santa, Social Skills, Teacher 28

After seeing a positive outcome, does one really understand how challenging some things can be for my autistic son? Read more, here!

Working on New Listening Skills

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Audiobooks, Autism, Listening, parenting, Reading, Social Skills, Stay-At-Home Mom 28

Comprehension based on listening? Nah, that’s too hard. I need to read it to get it….. Right? Maybe….

To Apologize or To Not Apologize

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Autism, Friendships, Meltdown, Social Interaction, Social Problem Solving, Social Skills 34

After a failed attempt at socialization that went horribly wrong, I had mixed feelings if Declan should be the first to apologize. Read more, here!

Applying Learned Social Skills

September 3, 2019 Autism, Calming Method, frustration, IEP, learning, Parent, parenting, School, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Problem Solving, Social Skills, Stay-At-Home Mom 19

At school, Declan is learning skills and succeeding in a supportive controlled environment.
There is a lot of social learning that occurs outside of school too that has been a challenge. Read more, here!

Toy Guns: Yes? No? Who Knows?

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Autism, Social Skills, Stay-At-Home Mom, Toy Guns 20

Could playing with toy guns lead to later acts of gun violence? I don’t know. I DO know that, as parents, we make different decisions around kids. Read more, here!

Learning the Rights and Wrongs of Social Behavior

June 18, 2019 Aggression, Autism, behavior, Emotional Regulation, High Functioning Autism, Social Behavior, Social Learning, Social Skills 13

Catelyn and Declan both face their struggles in social situations and are continuing to learn the rights and wrongs of social behavior. Read more about this, here!

Autism Gender Differences

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 After School Restraint Collapse, Asperger's, Assessment, Autism, Autism Awareness, Autism Awareness Month, Depression, Gender Differences, High Functioning Autism, Meltdown, School, Social Skills, Treatment 23

Different traits? Differences in restricted behaviors? The ability to camouflage symptoms? What are some of the other gender differences in autism? Find out, here!

Declan is Ready for a Substitute Teacher on World Down Syndrome Day!

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 1/1 Aid, Anxiety, Autism, change, learning, Rock Your Socks, schedule, Strangers, Substitute Teacher, World Down Syndrome Day 6

Having a substitute teacher is hard on Declan as he has to deal with a stranger and change to his routine. Even though Declan has a substitute today he was able to smile as it is World Down Syndrome Day. Read more about this, here!