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How to set up a play area and encourage speech in young or speech delayed...
Setting up the play area This is the second of a two part series on encouraging verbal communication and interaction in young or speech-delayed individuals through play. This section covers how to set...
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Stop telling worried parents that Einstein didn’t talk until 4 and start...
On parenting message boards, facebook groups, and elsewhere online, I see posts by parents concerned about the development of their children and, at one time, I was making those posts. Even in groups...
View ArticleThe problem with articles on autism risks and how to evaluate studies. Or why...
It seems like every month, articles pop up all over the internet blaming something else for causing autism. To the average person, it looks as though scientists have no idea what they are doing and are...
View ArticleThe connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized —...
You’ll often hear, those of us involved with autism say, “If you’ve met one child with autism, you’ve met one child with autism,” but never before have I seen a study that so accurately captures what...
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Tools to Teach Emotions
Despite multiple studies showing how importance social-emotional intelligence is, even at a young age, parents often struggle with teaching their toddlers emotions, especially during times when it is...
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I think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents
Ever since I started speaking about my son’s autism diagnosis at 17 months, I’ve had a lot of friends and strangers approach me with concerns about their own children. Even though study after study...
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I noticed some red flags in my baby or toddler. Now what? -A Guide for...
This is part two of “I Think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents”. The first part, What are the early warning signs of autism? How can I tell the difference between a sign of autism...
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What can I do now at home to help prevent or treat developmental delays? -A...
This is part three of “I Think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents”. The first part, What are the early warning signs of autism? How can I tell the difference between a sign of autism...
View ArticleNew Research Suggests Autism has Multiple Causes
A new study published in the journal Neuron have found a test that can reliably predict autism, even in young infants. The new research demonstrates that even in sleep — and at an age when even some...
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Why You’re Probably Thinking of Autism Wrong
In this post, you’ll see why I didn’t become an artist. I feel this subject is too important and too difficult to explain only in text to avoid drawing it out, so please forgive my terrible drawings....
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In our house autism can be all three – a disability, a difference AND a...
This is a great article which sums up my feelings on autism and how it effects our family. Autism is my son’s disability, difference, and superpower. Sometimes all in the same moment! It confers great...
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Why My Autistic Son Has Blown Away The Ages & Stages.
We had the boys’ 3 year check up this month, where we filled out the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. If you aren’t familiar with this, it’s a way to measure a child’s progress in order to see if there...
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Picky Eater or Selective Eating Disorder? How to tell the difference in...
Most children go through a period of picky eating once they start to become more mobile. This stage of selective eating is thought to have evolved as a mechanism to keep children safe as they explore...
View ArticleThere Is No Such Thing As ‘Too Social’ To Be Autistic
Sno has always struggled with forming friendships, and I remember her at the age of 4, two years before she was diagnosed, coming home from kindergarten confused about why one of her peers wanted to...
View ArticleThe connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized —...
You’ll often hear, those of us involved with autism say, “If you’ve met one child with autism, you’ve met one child with autism,” but never before have I seen a study that so accurately captures what...
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Tools to Teach Emotions
Updated Nov 21st, 2015. Affiliate links added for shopping ease. Toddlers are well-known for their tantrums. It’s one of the most common questions I’ve seen posted on parenting message boards, yet the...
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I think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents
Ever since I started speaking about my son’s autism diagnosis at 17 months, I’ve had a lot of friends and strangers approach me with concerns about their own children. Even though study after study...
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I noticed some red flags in my baby or toddler. Now what? -A Guide for...
This is part two of “I Think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents”. The first part, What are the early warning signs of autism? How can I tell the difference between a sign of autism...
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What can I do now at home to help prevent or treat developmental delays? -A...
This is part three of “I Think my Baby has Autism. -A Guide for Concerned Parents”. The first part, What are the early warning signs of autism? How can I tell the difference between a sign of autism...
View ArticleNew Research Suggests Autism has Multiple Causes
A new study published in the journal Neuron have found a test that can reliably predict autism, even in young infants. The new research demonstrates that even in sleep — and at an age when even some...
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