Several validated tools exist for diagnosing autism, such as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ( ADOS) and the ADI-R, a semi-structured interview conducted with parents to gather information about certain aspects of their child's
Finding the object with which you suspect your daughter is self-harming is an opportunity to address the issue with her and communicate your concern as a parent, from a calm attitude, without making her feel judged, and offering her help.
Wearing inappropriate clothing (e.g., long sleeves in summer) or refusing to participate in activities that involve changing clothes (e.g., gymnastics, swimming).
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Self-harm in adolescents
There is growing concern about the observed increase in self-harm among adolescents. The rise in non-suicidal self-injury (NSI) reflects the accumulated distress experienced by children and young people over the past two years, although this behavior was first observed 8-10 years ago. Another worrying aspect is that this behavior is starting at increasingly younger ages. In this session, we hope to answer all your questions and provide tools to understand the origins of this behavior, how to recognize it, how to react, and how to seek help, as well as how to manage these cases in the classroom.