"Kris, I have a nephew that has autism and I have no idea how he feels, what he's thinking, or how he see's things.. He lives with me and I want to help him as much as I can. Also, I want his cousins to understand and connect with him more. ANYTHING you can tell me about how you think he might feel would be SO helpful for us. He seems so lost at school and I need the words to connect with him and help him want to acheive more in school. Or is this not possible? Thank you and your help is really appreciated. "

Hi Stacey,
I think its so sweet that you want to help out your nephew, get to understand him better and help his cousins to connect w/ him more as well. First I want to say that finding the right way to connect with your nephew who is Autsitic and helping him w/ school is definitely possible, it just may take trial and error- trying different things to see what catches his attention the most. When you say he is lost at school it may be because he can't remember or is too overstimulated by more than 1 step directions, etc. If you could tell me how hold he is, if he's verbal/non-verbal, what you're doing w/ him or the school is, etc. I could help you a lot more to find the right things, ex: Pecs, Sign Language, Social Stories, Sensory Diet, ETC! It would be really helpful to know a few more things first :). Explaining to his cousins can work and there are different ways of handling it for different ages, so maybe you could tell me how old they are too?! Thank you in advance and once I get those answers I think I can help a lot more.
Hugs and luv!,
Kris

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