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THE MISSING LINK©:
Things Explained By
The Inability Of The Autistic To Process Partiality
And The Resulting Effects
On Behavioral,
Social, Emotional and
Sensory Functions
Finally An Explanation
That Puts It All Together!
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There are several key behavioral, social,
emotional and sensory issues that can be
explained by my theory of the importance of order, partiality verses the whole
and labeling in the life of the autistic child.
The numerous issues explained by my theory are listed in
the table below. What is amazing about
this theory is that ONE thing explains so much... how the brain processes the
part from the whole... a function that has to do with the ordering of information...
whether that information is reflected in or
considered a behavioral, social,
emotional, or sensory aspect of life makes no difference!
This one factor explains issues in all spectrums because the
issue is one of
how things are mentally processed... not
an issue specific to behavior, emotion, socialization, or physical sensation
(although I do believe there are
a few
aspects of autism that are, in my opinion, "truly sensory in
nature" ).
If a
link
is provided, it means
I have written up the basics behind the explanation and given examples where I
could of things I've done to help my child cope with this issue.
More than one shade of green in "one block"
means that this issue is discussed in more than one place
and as such, all links for that topic are provided in various shades of green
within "one block".
No link
means I have yet to write up that section.
An orange link means something in that section needs
updating...but,
what is there is a good start based on what I knew when I
wrote my book...
so, if you now look at what is written in view of
"partiality" as opposed to simply "order", it all makes perfect sense!
Truly, so many things are explained by this issue with
the "partial" that it is certainly a major major piece of the autism puzzle. :o) All these
issues, are also addressed in the section called:
A World Of Order©
should you want to go there directly. The difference between "A
World Of Order©" and this section is that this section keeps issues
listed separately whereas "A World Of Order©" integrates them all.
This section provides a quicker reference for parents interested in
understanding one specific issue and lets you know where the issue is addressed
under "A World Of Order©".
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Spinning/Ceiling Fans |
Lack of speech development in some but not all
(addressed under "Teaching Language)
Parents - please read updates in this section...
very interesting stuff - at least in my opinion. :o) BREAKING THE
CODE! |
Odd Behaviors
(updated 08-15-02) See Also: Always "starting
over"... The "interrupted task" |
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Dislike of certain food
textures
(Addressed under Sense
of Touch) |
Types of speech used (use of labels and commands versus
conversation) (addressed under Teaching
Language - update to this section added 08-08-02 - in red near end of
section)
I also touched on this
issue in chapter 16 of my book (this chapter is approximately 15 pages long) |
Inability to express and/or perceive emotions properly
(addressed under emotions)
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Visual
Stims (Addressed under Spinning).
Also read
sections on:
1) Breaking
Eye Contact and "Looking Through You" (updated 08-08-02)
2) Coping Mechanisms In The Autistic Child: Breaking Eye Contact!
3) Inability To Look At Self In The Mirror |
Echolia (repetition of words)
(addressed under Nonsense Language) |
Tantrums/Violent outbursts (addressed under emotions) |
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Always running away... (addressed under breaking eye
contact) Also See:
Hyperactivity |
Nonsense language |
I
Don't Like To Be Touched!... Issues With Clothing and
Hugging!
Also addressed under "Odd Behaviors".
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Socialization /Interaction
Issues |
Inability to hold a conversation
(addressed under Teaching Language) |
Aggression
(addressed under emotions) |
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Auditory Issues... The
"Deaf Child", "Unexpected Sounds", etc. |
Inability to remember a sentence or to answer a question
(addressed under Teaching Language) |
Issues with potty training (why it's usually so late) |
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Hang flapping
- simply another coping mechanism in the autistic child! |
Color -
Truly the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for the autistic child... |
Issues with sharing |
| No fear of danger/safety issues.
Safety issues are also
Addressed under Odd Behaviors. |
Issues with specific concepts (same/different, colors,
etc.) |
Biting |
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DANGER
of
pretend or imaginary play - the "non-real" |
Need to turn "all pages in a book" at once - making
learning difficult (Addressed under eye contact.
Also see Odd Behaviors) |
Lack of pointing with finger |
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Inappropriate play (with toys, etc.)-
addressed under odd behaviors
as well
as under spinning ) |
Fascination with alignment of objects
(Addressed under Odd Behaviors) |
Difficulty drinking from a cup or straw |
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Apparent inability to lie |
Inability to handle a process |
Issues with brushing of teeth |
| Peeling of labels from cans, removing of band-aids from
skin, constant "picking" at scabs on skin (addressed under Odd
Behaviors) |
Love of puzzles, trains
(Addressed under Odd Behaviors)
Also see:
Breaking The Code! |
Issues with cutting of hair
and/or nails. |
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Issues with lack of
flexibility (i.e., direction changes, doing anything "differently")
(Addressed under Odd Behaviors) |
Screaming (Addressed
under emotions) |
Constant running back and forth
(Addressed under Odd Behaviors) |
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Fascination with captions
rather than the movie (Addressed under Odd Behaviors)
Also see:
Breaking The Code! |
Issues with discipline |
Issues with dressing self |
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Difficulty with
"same verses different" and other key concepts |
Inappropriate use of stairs
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Issues Of
Motion In Autism |
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Issues
with "toe walking" |
Why some
therapies work or don't work! |
TIPS
THAT HELP |
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Exercises I Do
At Home |
For More On How These Issues Are
All Explained By My Theory Of "What's Going On In The Autistic Child", See:
My Theory
A World Of Order©
THE REVELATION (Chapter
16 of my book - where I only just started to piece this together).
At the time I thought "order" was the issue - I now see it is a subset of
order... "partiality"!
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OOPS!!! How
Could Something So Simple Be Missed For So Long?
Note: This is a work in
progress. I'll add more to this list over time... so, keep checking back. :o)
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