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ASD: Choosing Colors for Their Environment
People with autism spectrum disorder have some anomalies in their eye structure. The chemical imbalances and neural deficits result in changes in their rod and cones. This is why the use of color is still quite important when you’re designing...
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Selecting Activities for Nonverbal Autistic Adults
Studies show that as many as one in three people who have the autism spectrum have difficulty communicating verbally. But don’t think that just because they need adult care, they are unable to speak for themselves. It is just a matter of...
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How Not to Speak to Adults with Autism
Speaking to adults with the autism spectrum can be difficult at times. Even if you are a loved one living with them all their life, or a caregiver working in adult residential care, communication can still be a challenge. While the social...
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How to be an Ally to People with Autism
In recent years, people in the autism spectrum have grown in numbers and need of proper disability care in California. However, families of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder struggle to find the best-supported living for them when...
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Choosing the Right Environment
Adult family members who are diagnosed with a developmental disability will always depend on you all their life, especially if you are always there to satisfy their needs. Always being there for adult family members who have a disability is not...
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Comorbidities in Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Various daily struggles come with aging. Older adults tend to experience physical decline that may require them to acquire adult care. Aging already brings with it different comorbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, among...
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