Advancing Choices
Our name is what we’re doing: ADVANCING CHOICES. Visit us at www.choices-wi.com!
CHOICES is a private, Waukesha area organization offering integrated community living arrangements for individuals with disabilities with a wide spectrum of needs.
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23/09/2022
A useful Venn diagram for parents and educators about neurodiversity.
There is a lot of co-morbidity between ASD, ADHD and giftedness. This helps tease out the similarities and differences quite well.
11/09/2022
09/09/2022
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'Thomas & Friends' Welcomes First Character With Autism A staple of children's television is introducing its first-ever character with autism, a series regular who will be voiced by an actor who's on the spectrum himself.
06/04/2022
The Autism Society Wisconsin Affiliates are excited to be bringing Elected Officials, Autistic Individuals, and Families together to recognize Autism Acceptance Month at the Capitol today thru a Governor's Proclamation. Acceptance and inclusion are critical to ensuring everyone in the Autism community can access what they need to live life to its fullest extent possible.
03/12/2021
Let's talk about stimming.
The autistic community advocates that stimming behavior is a self-regulatory coping mechanism, and efforts to control this behavior could have negative effects for autistic people. Research exploring stimming from the autistic perspective supports this position and suggests these behaviors are actually incredibly beneficial.
There is a long history in both research and clinical practice, of efforts to reduce, minimize or eliminate stimming behavior in autistic people.
This article contains great information that can help in the movement toward acceptance: https://www.altogetherautism.org.nz/stimming-a-movement-towards-acceptance/
(Infographic by Me myself and ADHD.)
03/12/2021
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What strengths have you noticed?
28/11/2021
What does acceptance look like to you?
19/11/2021
Was it warm at the zoo today? No!
Did we have fun anyway? YES! 😄
21/10/2021
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Autismworks See the world through the eyes of someone who has autism. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF MY BOOK From: Tyler McNamer RE: My Book Population ONE: Autism, Adversity and the Will to Succeed Thanks for taking a minute to learn about my book. I wrote my book to help people understand what....
A peaceful day At the Lake event! This was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Everyone had a blast!
22/08/2021
Mind the bucket!
18/08/2021
One reason you/your child might struggle with certain types of food ...
11/08/2021
Go Brewers!
02/08/2021
Here are some recent fun activities we got to do. Loving the summer weather!
11/07/2021
We love this explanation. Giving reminders in advance of transitions can help with the “tendrils”.
12/06/2021
Mind those buckets!
27/05/2021
A reminder ...
24/05/2021
Why use a visual schedule?
22/05/2021
Meltdowns can be difficult to handle. Here are some strategies that might help in the moment.
17/05/2021
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We are hiring new team members! FULL TIME and PART TIME - Milwaukee, Waukesha & Ozaukee counties. Great opportunities for recent graduates current students. Related experience helpful but not required, we will train the right people. Get started as soon as next week! Visit our page and click the ABOUT link to find our website or send us an email for more information.
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