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Huustleand Bustle Of Thanksgiving: Article Analysis

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The article that I chose was about preparing children with autism for the hustleand bustle of Thanksgiving at home with visitors or as the visitor. The best thing that any parent of a child with autism can do to prepare for turkey day is to practice. Rudy suggests that parents have their children practiceeverything from sitting at the table, trying some turkey day foods, and speaking to relatives. However, speaking torelativesnotonly takes practice from the child, but practice from the relative. It is important that the visiting relatives or the realtives that will be visitied be made aware of the autistice child. According to Rudy, relatives should be aware of the childs special needs and behaviors, and even have foods that the child likes available. Relatives should also b emade aware of the growth the child has made. Another way to help an autistic child deal with turkey day is make a picture book that will show them how the day will go and there should be no surprises. If the child is prone to tantrums, then it might be best to designate one parent to deal with tantrums and even drive in separae carsin case the chid needs to leave earlier than planned. …show more content…

I would share these ideas with them in order to help them prepare for their first Thanksgiving with the diagnosis. Hopefully, this will help them prepare for the day or if they have had issues with the childin the past, help them to get through the holiday more easily. I could prepare the picture schedule for the family after receiving detailsfrom the parent about how their family's turkey day will go. I could even practice sitting at the table with the student and any other practice toreinforce what the parents may be working on with the child at

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