Read: "Confusion can arise when we talk about imagination. Does this mean your child cannot be creative? Certainly not: as you are probably aware there are many examples of people with autism as poets, writers of fiction and artists. What it does mean is that they may have a problem with thinking flexibly and imagining the future." -- Linda Woodcock and Andrea Page, from Managing Family Meltdown: The Low Arousal Approach and Autism.
Reflect: Is my child imaginative? Creative? Are there things my child has trouble imagining?
Respond in the comments with your own thoughts on this quote and how it applies to your life with your child.
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