GIRLS ON THE SPECTRUM
How will you teach your daughter with autism to be an independent, strong woman when she grows up. How to use her unique abilities, to create a life that she loves?
Preparing her to deal with loneliness, peer pressure and social etiquette. Being wary of the red flags while in a relationship, identifying people who love, and accept, them for who they are
The Girls on the Spectrum Program can help.
Women are more social in nature, and often this acts as a deterrent to a proper diagnosis. So they traverse through life developing their own coping mechanisms with feelings of inadequacy and low self esteem. It is only much later that they find out that they don't suffer from a random mental disorder but rather have autism and possess unique abilities that could actually help them succeed.
So right from childhood when they need to cultivate age appropriate skills for daily living to teenage years and beyond when relationships and modern societal norms need to be delicately navigated through, girls often come out woefully under-prepared.
The challenges and issues faced by women, especially girls of school going age, are completely different from those faced by boys. Most autism programs and advocates fail to grasp this, preferring to follow a generalized approach. Simply put, no amount of knowledge or empathy can act as a substitute for the first hand experience of a woman who has grown up with autism herself.
Girls on the Spectrum
Bridget Randawsky is one such woman and she decided to act in order to help millions of girls around the world who have autism. She has produced a comprehensive autism series specifically for girls/women called "Girls On The Spectrum".
Girls on the Spectrum is an original, one of a kind video series which offers an extraordinary insight on what it's like to be a girl, and a woman, while on the autism spectrum. This program addresses many hardships that girls with unique abilities would have to face while growing up and offers guidance on how to overcome them to lead a normal, independent life while chasing their dreams.
An unprecedented attempt in the autism awareness field, Bridget is at an amazing position to share her knowledge and experience on growing up with autism and facing the many curve balls thrown up by the world.
Girls on The Spectrum is an 11 module program, where a range of autism related topics are covered in-depth from both an educational standpoint and a personal, first hand perspective. Some of the topics include:
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Diagnosis, and the many pitfalls of coping mechanisms
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Developing age appropriate skills
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Promoting safety, and cultivating healthy relationships
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Educational support systems, IEPs and 504s
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Acceptance, and how to utilize your unique abilities
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Dealing with loneliness, bullying, social pressure, etc
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Advocacy, boundaries and different levels of disclosure
"Girls On The Spectrum", an acclaimed autism awareness program designed to help your daughter grow up to be a strong, independent woman in the modern day world.
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I will also continue to stay in contact with you so Brigid and I can answer any additional questions that you may have specific to your circumstances.
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