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  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #2 Why Is It Autism? Ch. 2 Denial & Misdiagnosis, Ch. 3 Doctors & Direction, APPENDIX D ASD Findings, APPENDIX E Developmental Screenings.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning? Ch. 1 Gross & Fine Motor Skills; Part 1 Poor Eating, Part 2 Toilet Training. APPENDIX A Toileting APPENDIX B Wandering.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning (Cont.), Ch. 2 Speech & Language Communication (Includes Nonverbal Assisted Communication, Tantrums & Meltdowns).
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning? (Cont.) Ch. 3 Cognition, Temperament & Personality, Theory of Mind (ToM)
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C (Concerning & Challenging Behavior) Behavioral Support Ideas: 5 Point Rating Scales, Power Cards, Social Stories, Visual Schedules What Is Most Concerning? Behavior Visual Support ideas, during challenging times.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Five Point Rating Scale < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Power Cards for Concerning ASD Behavior with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Social Stories for Concerning ASD Behaviors with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Visual Schedules for Concerning ASD Behaviors with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When is it Sensory? Ch. 1 Sensory Issues; APPENDIX A Sensory Checklist, APPENDIX B Sensory Profile
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.) Ch. 2 Sensory Categories; Part 1. Hypo-Activity, Part 2. Hyper-Activity APPENDIX C (ADHD).
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.), Ch. 2 Sensory Categories (Cont.), Part 3 SIRs, APPENDIX D Sensory Issue Assessments, APPENDIX E Stereotyped Behavior, Enhanced Perception.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.), Ch. 3 Sensory Integration. APPENDIX F Sensory Processing Scale (SPS), APPENDIX G Sensory Diet, APPENDIX H Sensory Categories
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #5, What To Do While You Wait? Ch. 1 Getting To Know Your Child, Ch. 2 Social & Personal Awareness APPENDIX A Social Isolation APPENDIX B Spoons Theory
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #5 What To Do While You Wait? (Cont.) Ch. 3 Child's Thinking, Learning Strengths & Weaknesses, Ch. 4 Working on Independent Daily Living Skills, APPENDIX C 8 Types of VPD, APPENDIX D Hidden Facts, APPENDIX E Learning Disabilities
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? Ch. 1 Networking & Support a. Autism CARES B. Gov. Websites. APPENDIX A - Autism Network (AANE); Ch. 2 Insurance & Intervention, APPENDIX B Request for Services Letter
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? (Cont.), Ch. 3 Laws- Federal, State, Local, IEP, APPENDIX C Section 504 Plan, APPENDIX D Transition Plan, Ch. 4 Family Law, Autism Education, Bullying, APPENDIX E Due Process
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? (Cont.) Ch. 5 Future Challenges; College, Career, Older Adult, Geriatrics. APPENDIX F Campus Life, APPENDIX G Respite Resources, APPENDIX H Additional Resources, APPENDIX I 8 Nurse Tips, APPENDIX J Guardiansh
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-0 Who May Help? Ch. 1 Instructional Programs,, Ch. 2 Therapies, Ch. 3 Other Therapies. APPENDIX A Early Intervention, Ch. 2 Therapies, Ch. 3 Other Therapies
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-1 Who May Help? Other Therapies ABA, CBT, DIR, OT, PECS, APPENDIX B Therapies Under ABA Umbrella
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-2 Who May Help? Other Therapies: RDI, SPD, ST, TEAACH
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-3 Who May Help? Other Therapies Programs Approaches; Meds, Diet,
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-4 Who May Help? CAMs 1. Acupuncture 2. Animal Assisted Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-5 Who May Help? CAMs 3. Anti Inflammation Therapy 4. Auditory Integration Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-6 Who May Help? CAMs 5. Chelation Therapy 6. Chiropractic Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-7 Who May Help? CAMs 7. Creative Therapy 8. Facilitated Communication
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-8 Who May Help? CAMs 9. Hyperbaric Oxygen 10. Immunoglobulin Infusions
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-9 Who May Help? CAMs 11. Massage Therapy 12. Mindfulness Meditation
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-10 Who May Help? CAMs 13. Neuro-Therapy 14. Physical Activity Program
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-11 Who May Help? CAMs 15. Stem Cell Therapy 16. Vitamin Supplements
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  • Today's BLOG When Is It Sensory? ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
  • Mobile Special
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Help Us Grow
  • Paid Link Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy
  • Know Autism, Know Your Child
  • New Information
  • Previous BLOGs Good Ideas
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #1 How Will I Know If It Is Autism? Ch. 1 Checklists, Ch. 2 Red Flags, Ch. 3 CDC. APPENDIX A Informal Autism Checklist, APPENDIX B Red Flags APPENDIX C Developmental Screening
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #2 Why Is It Autism? Ch. 1 Diagnosis & DSM-5, APPENDIX A ASD Screening Assessments, APPENDIX B PPD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder, APPENDIX C Labels.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #2 Why Is It Autism? Ch. 2 Denial & Misdiagnosis, Ch. 3 Doctors & Direction, APPENDIX D ASD Findings, APPENDIX E Developmental Screenings.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning? Ch. 1 Gross & Fine Motor Skills; Part 1 Poor Eating, Part 2 Toilet Training. APPENDIX A Toileting APPENDIX B Wandering.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning (Cont.), Ch. 2 Speech & Language Communication (Includes Nonverbal Assisted Communication, Tantrums & Meltdowns).
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3 What Is Most Concerning? (Cont.) Ch. 3 Cognition, Temperament & Personality, Theory of Mind (ToM)
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C (Concerning & Challenging Behavior) Behavioral Support Ideas: 5 Point Rating Scales, Power Cards, Social Stories, Visual Schedules What Is Most Concerning? Behavior Visual Support ideas, during challenging times.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Five Point Rating Scale < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Power Cards for Concerning ASD Behavior with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Social Stories for Concerning ASD Behaviors with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #3C Behavior Support Visual Schedules for Concerning ASD Behaviors with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When is it Sensory? Ch. 1 Sensory Issues; APPENDIX A Sensory Checklist, APPENDIX B Sensory Profile
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.) Ch. 2 Sensory Categories; Part 1. Hypo-Activity, Part 2. Hyper-Activity APPENDIX C (ADHD).
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.), Ch. 2 Sensory Categories (Cont.), Part 3 SIRs, APPENDIX D Sensory Issue Assessments, APPENDIX E Stereotyped Behavior, Enhanced Perception.
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #4 When Is It Sensory? (Cont.), Ch. 3 Sensory Integration. APPENDIX F Sensory Processing Scale (SPS), APPENDIX G Sensory Diet, APPENDIX H Sensory Categories
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #5, What To Do While You Wait? Ch. 1 Getting To Know Your Child, Ch. 2 Social & Personal Awareness APPENDIX A Social Isolation APPENDIX B Spoons Theory
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #5 What To Do While You Wait? (Cont.) Ch. 3 Child's Thinking, Learning Strengths & Weaknesses, Ch. 4 Working on Independent Daily Living Skills, APPENDIX C 8 Types of VPD, APPENDIX D Hidden Facts, APPENDIX E Learning Disabilities
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? Ch. 1 Networking & Support a. Autism CARES B. Gov. Websites. APPENDIX A - Autism Network (AANE); Ch. 2 Insurance & Intervention, APPENDIX B Request for Services Letter
  • FREE ASD BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? (Cont.), Ch. 3 Laws- Federal, State, Local, IEP, APPENDIX C Section 504 Plan, APPENDIX D Transition Plan, Ch. 4 Family Law, Autism Education, Bullying, APPENDIX E Due Process
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #6 Where To Look for Resources? (Cont.) Ch. 5 Future Challenges; College, Career, Older Adult, Geriatrics. APPENDIX F Campus Life, APPENDIX G Respite Resources, APPENDIX H Additional Resources, APPENDIX I 8 Nurse Tips, APPENDIX J Guardiansh
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-0 Who May Help? Ch. 1 Instructional Programs,, Ch. 2 Therapies, Ch. 3 Other Therapies. APPENDIX A Early Intervention, Ch. 2 Therapies, Ch. 3 Other Therapies
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-1 Who May Help? Other Therapies ABA, CBT, DIR, OT, PECS, APPENDIX B Therapies Under ABA Umbrella
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-2 Who May Help? Other Therapies: RDI, SPD, ST, TEAACH
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-3 Who May Help? Other Therapies Programs Approaches; Meds, Diet,
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-4 Who May Help? CAMs 1. Acupuncture 2. Animal Assisted Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-5 Who May Help? CAMs 3. Anti Inflammation Therapy 4. Auditory Integration Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-6 Who May Help? CAMs 5. Chelation Therapy 6. Chiropractic Therapy
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-7 Who May Help? CAMs 7. Creative Therapy 8. Facilitated Communication
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-8 Who May Help? CAMs 9. Hyperbaric Oxygen 10. Immunoglobulin Infusions
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-9 Who May Help? CAMs 11. Massage Therapy 12. Mindfulness Meditation
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-10 Who May Help? CAMs 13. Neuro-Therapy 14. Physical Activity Program
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #7-11 Who May Help? CAMs 15. Stem Cell Therapy 16. Vitamin Supplements
  • GALLERY SLIDESHOW
  • *PREVIEW Books in Gallery
    • AMAZING ADVENTURES Extended Book Reviews
    • DIAGNOSIS, DOCTORS, & DENIAL Extended Book Reviews
    • SAVVY SOLUTIONS Extended Book Reviews
    • SCHOOL ON THE SHORT BUS Extended Book Reviews
  • ExtendedBookReviews~
  • Rules for David
  • A Friend Like Henry & All Because of Henry
  • No You Don't
  • Twirling Naked
  • Autism Mom's Survival Guide
  • A Spot on the Wall
  • A Child's Journey Out of Autism
  • Paula's Journal
  • How Can I Talk
  • 101 & 1,001 Tips
  • Hello, My Name is Max
  • What Color is Monday?
  • Spinning in Circles
  • Miracles Are Made
  • Secondhand Autism
  • I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames:
  • 3500: An Autistic Boy's
  • Ido in Autismland
  • The Journey to Normal
  • All I Can Handle
  • He's Not Autistic, But...
  • The Horse Boy
  • Building in Circles
  • Autism Goes to School
  • I Am In Here
  • The Aspie Parent, the First Two Years.
  • Seeing Ezra: A Mother's Story
  • Autism: Turning on the Light
  • I Know You're In There
  • Autism: Why I Love Kids
  • Autism: Triplet Twist
  • Someone I'm With Has Autism
  • Making Peace with Autism
  • The ABC's of Autism Acceptance
  • The Long Ride Home
  • Autism by Hand
  • Knowing Autism
  • Autism Belongs
  • A Real Boy
  • A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
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Sara Luker
      




     My teaching career began late in life, when most people can see retirement on the horizon. My first teaching assignment was in a public school for children with severe and profound disabilities. Looking back I realize that along with Sonny, many of these children were on the autism spectrum. Autism was well-known in Europe at that time, but not in the United States.
     It was there that I met 7-year-old Sonny. He was a ward of the state. After making several home visits to the ‘state cottage’ where he lived, my husband and I started the process to take him for outings, eventually becoming his foster parents, and ultimately his adoptive parents. He was my need to understand autism; thus, resulting the website, www.sarasautismsite.com, and this material.           Just to let you know that I, Sara Luker, have put forth my best efforts in presenting what I have learned about autism, and sharing the stories of those who have gone before us.      
     Hearing the words “this child has autism,” parents are often shell-shocked. Then, in the face of so many more questions racing through their minds, the doctor says, “Just go online and read everything you can about autism.” Yes, disturbingly this kind of professional advice is given to too many of our families. Hopefully, this material will give you a good start.
     On the website, you will find excerpts containing a combination of selections, synopses, general information prose, quotes and references to peer-reviewed articles. Plus < My Thoughts >, which are my responses to the material; as a state certified educator with a 2013 Master’s Degree in Special Education, and over 30 years as Sonny’s mom. Understand that all health matters ALWAYS require medical decisions/diagnosis/treatment by highly qualified and licensed individuals. See website DISCLAIMER (below).

Regards,
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​Sara Luker
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DISCLAIMER
     The content of this website material, Know Autism – Know Your Child: With < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker; 2024 in digital or in any other form does not represent medical advice; nor does it constitute medical suggestions in any way. The material, including any downloadable parts, is for informational and/or educational purposes only. Your download and/or use of any of this material indicates your acceptance of this disclaimer.
     With 30 years as Sonny’s mom, as an educator with a current State Teaching License (ending 2023), and a 2011 Master’s Degree in Special Education, this author shares her personal study, opinions, and experiences concerning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and related topics. The author’s mention of products, services, treatments, and interventions are not to be considered an endorsement, thereof. Nor does the author represent that any described products, services, treatments, and/or interventions expect to ‘cure’, or have any ‘long-term’ positive effect on a disorder or disease.
     Furthermore, understand and agree that this material is not intended as a substitute for consultations with licensed healthcare professionals. Nothing in this material is expected to diagnose, treat, imply cure, or prevent any condition, disorder, or disease. Any errors or omissions in the available subject matter, Units, Chapters, References, Charts, Tables, Appendices, LINKS, and/or other downloadable or non-downloadable materials are unintentional. Revisions in the material may be subject to change without notice.

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