Foster Care Training

Adults and children with neurodiverse traits have emerged from a history of scholastic shame and the need to be “directed and controlled” to a world of options and the freedom to express their needs. With this knowledge, we, as professionals, have the chance to collaborate with autistic system-involved youth to determine the degree of stimulation they need to increase or decrease in their surroundings in order to carry out necessary life skills. We also recognize that some autistic youth are quite task-oriented, while others are much more relationally focused. With this in mind, we will look at how both routine and novel circumstances can increase interest in a task and how accountability and consistency can create calm and personal control so that they have room for more possibilities.