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AUTISM AWARENESS

How Community Environments Can Help Youths with Autism Nurture Life Skills

How Community Environments Can Help Youths with Autism Nurture Life Skills

Teaching critical life skills and social interaction to youths on the autism spectrum can often seem daunting... Read More

Helping Your Child with Autism Understand Time

Helping Your Child with Autism Understand Time

Children with autism or other developmental differences often find it hard to understand what time means and t... Read More

Redefining Haircuts for Kids With Sensory Sensitivities

Redefining Haircuts for Kids With Sensory Sensitivities

For many adults, a salon visit is part of the routine. Maybe it’s a relaxing escape. But for a child wit... Read More

What It’s Like Being the “Regular Mom” Trying to Create Real Change

What It’s Like Being the “Regular Mom” Trying to Create Real Change

Advocacy does not always begin in organizations, institutions, or boardrooms. Sometimes it begins quietly, ins... Read More

Emotional Regulation In Children With Autism: Strategies to Help Manage Meltdowns, Anxiety, and Sensory Overload at Home and School

Emotional Regulation In Children With Autism: Strategies to Help Manage Meltdowns, Anxiety, and Sensory Overload at Home and School

Emotional regulation in children is a critical skill for all, but for children with autism it can be particula... Read More

What Emergency Responders Want You to Know About Keeping Kids on the Spectrum Safe

What Emergency Responders Want You to Know About Keeping Kids on the Spectrum Safe

Houston, Texas’ Cy-Fair Fire Department’s Casey Sturgis shares tips to help parents and other comm... Read More

Lessons Learned from Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome

Lessons Learned from Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome

“When expectant or new families call us, they are usually still processing and grieving a Down syndrome... Read More

Our Journey in Camo: You’re Not Alone

Our Journey in Camo: You’re Not Alone

Every semester I teach, I always talk about Broden. I’m honest about his level of severity. It’s m... Read More

The Magic of Cillian!

The Magic of Cillian!

Cillian O’Connor is a 15-year-old magician from County Meath, Ireland, who amazed judges and audiences o... Read More

Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship

Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship

Earlier in my career it was a given that when my clients’ children turned 18, if they had a disability,... Read More

Supporting Families and Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supporting Families and Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability characterized by challenges with communication, s... Read More

An Uncomfortable Life: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

An Uncomfortable Life: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Life is a journey filled with pleasant and unpleasant experiences. We strive for comfort and happiness, but ch... Read More

Don’t Stop Believin’

Don’t Stop Believin’

I don’t remember the first time I heard my son play “Don’t Stop Believin’” from... Read More

From Awareness to Acceptance: Creating a More Inclusive World for Neurodivergent Children

From Awareness to Acceptance: Creating a More Inclusive World for Neurodivergent Children

As a mother of a teenager with autism, I know firsthand the challenges that come with raising a child on the s... Read More

Considerations for Successor Caregiving

Considerations for Successor Caregiving

Who will continue caring after my loved one with special needs when I am no longer able to? This is a critical... Read More

Focus on the Ability in Disability

Focus on the Ability in Disability

The English language is filled with words containing the prefix “dis,” meaning “not” &... Read More