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Many with ASD are perfectly content being on their own, focused on their favorite activities. This can be perplexing, particularly when the autistic child has siblings who like interaction. Briana was a very social child who craved interaction. Trevor was the polar opposite. As an adult, he still needs his alone time.
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At times chosen technologies are a poor fit due to misunderstood, absent or ignored requirements.
No technology is going to meet 100% of the requirements. Know the gaps and decide how best to handle them. See all 100 lessons at 6wordlessons.com. ![]()
A problem that cannot be quantified makes solving the problem highly subjective and more subject to failure.
Ensure there are clear and objective criteria for knowing that the problem was solved. No squishy criteria. See all 100 lessons at 6WordLessons.com.
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From early on, Trevor showed obsessive interests in certain things. At age two it was puzzles. At age five it was the television show Blues Clues. Throughout his childhood he was obsessed with drawing just about anything. He still has strong interests such as movies (fortunately that is his chosen profession) but is not nearly as obsessive as when he was younger.
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Business changes cause even the most current requirements to change; ignoring change means weak solution.
Be cognizant of sudden or anticipated changes and ensure the requirements reflect the new business environment. See all 100 lessons at 6WordLessons.com. ![]()
Many with ASD have difficult verbalizing feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, etc. You can definitely see through their actions how they are feeling, but they are less likely to verbalize it. Trevor as an adult still has difficulty with this at times and gets frustrated with himself when he can't verbalize his feelings.
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