Autism – Starlit Services – Shadow Teachers & Special Educators https://www.starlitservices.com Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:44:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.6 https://www.starlitservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-starlit-favicon-32x32.jpg Autism – Starlit Services – Shadow Teachers & Special Educators https://www.starlitservices.com 32 32 137128984 5 Creative Ways to Use Play Therapy Techniques at Home https://www.starlitservices.com/5-creative-ways-to-use-play-therapy-techniques-at-home/ https://www.starlitservices.com/5-creative-ways-to-use-play-therapy-techniques-at-home/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:41:22 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=8883 Play isn't just recreation - it is therapy incognito. Play is more than a way for children to pass the…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/5-creative-ways-to-use-play-therapy-techniques-at-home/feed/ 0 8883 Attention Span of Children with Special Needs: Understanding and Supporting Focus https://www.starlitservices.com/attention-span-of-children-with-special-needs-understanding-and-supporting-focus/ https://www.starlitservices.com/attention-span-of-children-with-special-needs-understanding-and-supporting-focus/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:09:15 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=8749 In a busy classroom or therapy setting, attention acts as a bridge between learning and success. While every child has…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/attention-span-of-children-with-special-needs-understanding-and-supporting-focus/feed/ 0 8749 4 Ways to Introduce New Environments to Children with Special Needs. https://www.starlitservices.com/4-ways-to-introduce-new-environments-to-children-with-special-needs/ https://www.starlitservices.com/4-ways-to-introduce-new-environments-to-children-with-special-needs/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 06:26:50 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=8445 Introduction:  At Starlit, our shadow teachers introduce new environments to children with special needs through sensitivity, planning, and a deep…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/4-ways-to-introduce-new-environments-to-children-with-special-needs/feed/ 0 8445 6 Effective Ways to Teach Self – Regulation to Children  https://www.starlitservices.com/6-effective-ways-to-teach-self-regulation-to-children/ https://www.starlitservices.com/6-effective-ways-to-teach-self-regulation-to-children/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:26:33 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=8172 What is Self - Regulation? Self - regulation, as defined by Andrea bell is “control  (of oneself) by oneself”. (GoodTherapy.org,…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/6-effective-ways-to-teach-self-regulation-to-children/feed/ 0 8172 5 Ways to encourage Social Interaction for Children https://www.starlitservices.com/5-ways-to-encourage-social-interaction-for-children/ https://www.starlitservices.com/5-ways-to-encourage-social-interaction-for-children/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:30:20 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=8165 For many of us , conversations are effortless. These skills have developed over the years through engaging with society. However,…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/5-ways-to-encourage-social-interaction-for-children/feed/ 0 8165 How to promote resilience in special needs children amid Covid 19? https://www.starlitservices.com/how-to-promote-resilience-in-special-needs-children-amid-covid-19/ https://www.starlitservices.com/how-to-promote-resilience-in-special-needs-children-amid-covid-19/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:06:45 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=3832 “A child is embedded in interactions with friends, family, community. The way those other systems are functioning plays a huge…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/how-to-promote-resilience-in-special-needs-children-amid-covid-19/feed/ 0 3832 Special education during Covid 19 – FAQs https://www.starlitservices.com/special-education-during-covid-19/ https://www.starlitservices.com/special-education-during-covid-19/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:28:29 +0000 https://www.starlitservices.com/?p=3805 “My daughter is 7-year-old and is on the spectrum. Before the lockdown, she had a shadow teacher in school and…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/special-education-during-covid-19/feed/ 0 3805 Autism & Cerebral Palsy: Tax deductions available https://www.starlitservices.com/autism-cerebral-palsy-tax-deductions-available/ https://www.starlitservices.com/autism-cerebral-palsy-tax-deductions-available/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:46:01 +0000 http://www.starlitservices.com/?p=1038 Parents of children with diagnosed Autism or Cerebral Palsy may be able to claim tax deductions upto Rs. 1.25 Lakh…

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]]> https://www.starlitservices.com/autism-cerebral-palsy-tax-deductions-available/feed/ 1 1038 Most important lessons I learnt – Thanks to the children I work with https://www.starlitservices.com/lessons-learnt/ https://www.starlitservices.com/lessons-learnt/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:22:10 +0000 http://www.starlitservices.com/?p=592 Its been more than 17 years since I started working with children with special needs. It started with the first…

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