Sentences with phrase «challenges people with autism»

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Independent Home and Health Services provides supported and independent living services and support to persons with developmental delays, physical challenges, mental disorders, as well persons on the Autism Spectrum.

People with celiac disease, food allergies, autism and other dietary needs have digestive challenges.

Gathering evidence can be very challenging for people with mental health problems, learning disabilities or autism whose health or condition can make it hard for them to understand or navigate the complex processes involved in being assessed.

That may be because a strong relationship depends on partners being both self - aware and aware of others, maintaining emotional stability and being able to learn from past experiences — three domains that prove challenging for some people with autism, Lerner says.

For a start, research is challenging the original studies that apparently demonstrated the low IQ of people with autism.

One of the challenges individuals with autism face is not having a large enough network of people who can provide advice about everyday situations, such as home upkeep, financial planning or relationships.

When I first started writing about autism, I thought that I had to describe myself in terms of function, because I had to acknowledge that I faced fewer challenges than people with more severe issues.

Pupils at London's Highgate School took part in a one day coding challenge this year and used the micro: bit to help people with autism recognise other people's emotional states, as people with the condition can often struggle to read expressions.

Thankfully, technology has offered us groundbreaking tools for improving the lives of those with autism through augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) apps — software that helps people with autism and communication difficulties express themselves (one of their main challenges).

It provides many different benefits to people with special needs and conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, mentally challenged, amputees, paralysis, ADD, and down syndrome.

I'm conscious that transition from school to adulthood and independence also presents a huge challenge for young people with autism and other special educational needs.