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In a joint family with two daughters of the same age, there will be conflict. This conflict is exacerbated by the fact that one of our daughters is autistic and the other is blind. How are autism organizations Australia explained to neurotypical children? How would you explain to a sister why she has different rules than her sister or why her sister doesn’t always use her words? For the past 6 years, we have been working together as a family to understand that each member of our family is different and needs different things, but it is not always easy to explain in way children understand. Fortunately, over the years we’ve come across a few tips and tricks for explaining autism to neurotypical children or raising autism awareness in Australia.
Focus on potential
When you talk about a sick child, focus on the positives – what the child you are talking about is doing well. Autism is not a tragedy, but if you focus on the negative, you will teach your child to see the negative instead of what makes his friend (or sibling) amazing. Be kind and teach kindness.
Describe an emotional breakdown
One of the biggest problems we have with the girls is that Livia often has emotional outbursts that scare Possum. He finds it hard to understand why his sister screams, cries and sometimes acts violently over small things. Even in her efforts to help, Livia often resists or becomes increasingly frustrated.
How to Explain a Sensory Crisis to a Child?
Sensory meltdowns can often feel like a massive tantrum. This confuses most adults. I know there are so many lessons that we fall in the public as adult looking at or speaks hard with children. I can’t start understanding how hard problems can be a child. The easiest way we’ve found to describe an emotional meltdown is that it feels overwhelming. And when our friends (or siblings) are frustrated, it is because there is a lot going on around them.
Find the game plan work
Our next attempt at home is that our two girls are playing different. Synchronization sports can be played and put all families and games that they developed. Livia prefers to play alone. Well…when both want the other to play the way they want, a fight ensues. We have found that finding a variety of games that include the interests and strengths of each girl has worked wonders. For example, Possum loves competitive sports while Livia likes to explore nature at her own pace. As a compromise, we ensure that you will ride a family bike (with small races) in our weekly schedule.
Below is a free printable calendar with a clever worksheet that we use to compare two of our favorite activities side by side to come up with family activities that everyone will enjoy. When using this plan, give a few suggestions when asking your children for ideas for activities that will involve everyone. It’s always fun to hear my kids’ thoughts!
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