Autism Awareness Month Parent Survey“Kids on the autism spectrum are just like any other kids...
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What are the top 2-3 things you want adults to know about children who have autism? Invo Family of Companies Autism Awareness Month Parent Survey This year, for Autism Awareness Month, we hope to go beyond awareness and help bridge the gap to inclu- sion of those with autism. These are the top results of a new survey that asked parents of children with autism what they wish people knew. Conducted by the Invo Family of Companies, this informal survey provides unique insight into challenges parents and kids face, and the community support they need. “They are still little people with real ears and real feelings.” “You cannot discipline autism out of a child.” “They may have unusual responses to your attempts to interact with them.” “They are not being rude if they don’t talk to you!” “ “ Celebrate Autism Awareness Month and Include a Child “Tantrums or meltdowns do not mean the child is spoiled and/or not properly disciplined.” “Realize that they are kids first.” “Nonverbal doesn't mean they don't understand what you are saying.” “Children with autism are all different. No one individual is the same.” “It’s called a spectrum because, not all kids with autism have the same behavior” “They have good hearts, difficult for them to communicate sometimes.” “That they need to get into the child's world instead of making them come into theirs.” “Kind actions from an adult can help model for other kids.” “Things such as noise, light, and touch can trigger sensory overloads” “You can not tell that someone has autism simply by looking at them” “When in doubt, keep asking questions” 19% Don’t Judge They are the same as other children 12.5% Be kind and patient 6% They are wired differently from other children 9% They are on sensory overload They are kids with “autism” not “autistic kids” “Each child is different. They have different ranges of autism.” “Kids with autism are extremely smart.” “Kids with autism have the universe inside them.” “Sensory issues can make them more fearful to change.” “Kids on the autism spectrum are just like any other kids -they like to play and have fun too.”
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What are the top 2-3 things you want adults to know about children who have autism?
Invo Family of CompaniesAutism Awareness Month Parent Survey
This year, for Autism Awareness Month, we hope to go beyond awareness and help bridge the gap to inclu-
sion of those with autism. These are the top results of a new survey that asked parents of children with
autism what they wish people knew. Conducted by the Invo Family of Companies, this informal survey
provides unique insight into challenges parents and kids face, and the community support they need.
“They are still little people with real ears and real feelings.”
“You cannot discipline autism out of a child.”
“They may have unusual responses to your attempts to interact with them.”
“They are not being rude if they don’t talk to you!”
“ “Celebrate Autism Awareness Month
and Include a Child
“Tantrums or meltdowns do not mean the child is spoiled and/or not properly disciplined.”
“Realize that they are kids first.”
“Nonverbal doesn't mean they don't understand what you are saying.”
“Children with autism are all different. No one individual is the same.”
“It’s called a spectrumbecause, not all kids with autism have the same behavior”
“They have good hearts, difficult for them to communicate sometimes.”
“That they needto get into the child's world instead of making them come into theirs.”
“Kind actions from an adult can help model for other kids.”
“Things suchas noise, light, and touch can trigger sensory overloads”
“You can not tell that someone has autism simply by looking at them”
“When in doubt, keep asking questions”
19%
Don’t Judge
They are the same as other children
12.5%Be kind andpatient
6%They are wireddifferently fromother children
9%They are onsensory overload
They are kids with “autism”
not “autistic kids”
“Each child is different. They have different ranges of autism.”
“Kids with autism areextremely
smart.”
“Kids withautism have the universe inside them.”
“Sensory issues canmake them more fearful to change.”
“Kids on the autism spectrum are just like any other kids -they like to play and havefun too.”
