Learning all you can about autism and getting involved in treatment will go a long way toward helping your child. Additionally, the following tips will make daily home life easier for your both you and your autistic child:
1. Be consistent.
Autistic children have a hard time adapting what they’ve learned in one setting (such as [...]

There are many things parents can do to help autistic children overcome their challenges and get the most of life. From learning all you can about the disorder to getting your child into therapy right away, you can make a big difference.
This article will teach you where to find government and educational services, how to [...]

This isn’t the most uplifting pre-Thanksgiving entry, but this new study really resonated with me. Holidays can be particularly challenging for children with autism and their moms. To help Paige (my 13-year-old daughter with autism) enjoy her five-day break from school, I’m going to keep her busy and spend as much time as possible outside.
If [...]

Once upon a time there lived a brain. This brain lived in a big city with many other brains. Some of them were older and some were younger, but they were all brains. This brain was a happy brain because it owned a body that was able to do many things. Every morning the brain [...]

It is usually a shock to discover that your child is mentally challenged. Whether you found out at birth or it took some time to get a proper diagnosis, you still experience the same sense of hurt and grief. While those are normal emotions, you need to overcome them and accept your child’s mental challenges. [...]