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Being an Autism Mom

Jaco de Goede

Being a mother is already a difficult task and mothers never seem to catch a break. But being a mother of an autistic child is an added responsibility to tackle....

Being an Autism Mom

Jaco de Goede

Being a mother is already a difficult task and mothers never seem to catch a break. But being a mother of an autistic child is an added responsibility to tackle....

Proprioception and autism

Jaco de Goede

(From Autism Parenting Magazine, By Kelly Beins, BHSc, OTR/L, January 2, 2024) Our bodies naturally sense and position themselves in space through a system called proprioception, which involves sensory receptors...

Proprioception and autism

Jaco de Goede

(From Autism Parenting Magazine, By Kelly Beins, BHSc, OTR/L, January 2, 2024) Our bodies naturally sense and position themselves in space through a system called proprioception, which involves sensory receptors...

What’s it like to have autism?

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine. By Donnesa McPherson, AAS October 18, 2022   What’s it like to have autism? I have often found myself wondering this when out and about with my...

What’s it like to have autism?

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine. By Donnesa McPherson, AAS October 18, 2022   What’s it like to have autism? I have often found myself wondering this when out and about with my...

Being autistic is awesome!

Jaco de Goede

It is so easy to focus on the challenges that are associated with being autistic. Everything we read or discuss is about the struggle to do things that most people...

Being autistic is awesome!

Jaco de Goede

It is so easy to focus on the challenges that are associated with being autistic. Everything we read or discuss is about the struggle to do things that most people...

Why does autism exist?

Jaco de Goede

Why does autism exist? I have asked myself that question several times and wondered about the answer. If autism is indeed a “disorder characterised by persistent challenges with social communication,...

Why does autism exist?

Jaco de Goede

Why does autism exist? I have asked myself that question several times and wondered about the answer. If autism is indeed a “disorder characterised by persistent challenges with social communication,...

Latest Autism prevalence statistics reported in...

Jaco de Goede

During the 1970’s it was reported that 1 in 2000 children were diagnosed with ASD, by 2000 it was 1 in 150 and the latest report by the CDC in...

Latest Autism prevalence statistics reported in...

Jaco de Goede

During the 1970’s it was reported that 1 in 2000 children were diagnosed with ASD, by 2000 it was 1 in 150 and the latest report by the CDC in...