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Executive Functioning: The most frustrating par...
From The Thinking Person's guide to Autism I don’t actually like messes. It’s just that my executive functioning problems cause me to generate them to my own—and others’—consternation. I consider...
Executive Functioning: The most frustrating par...
From The Thinking Person's guide to Autism I don’t actually like messes. It’s just that my executive functioning problems cause me to generate them to my own—and others’—consternation. I consider...
How to Help Your Child with Autism Transition t...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is first posed to youngsters before they even reach first grade and continues in some form for years...
How to Help Your Child with Autism Transition t...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is first posed to youngsters before they even reach first grade and continues in some form for years...
Autism Diagnosis: A mother's journey
When my son received an autism diagnosis at the age of 4, I fell into a black abyss of depression from which I thought I'd never recover. At that time,...
Autism Diagnosis: A mother's journey
When my son received an autism diagnosis at the age of 4, I fell into a black abyss of depression from which I thought I'd never recover. At that time,...
Struggling to accept the diagnosis
I did not ask for the role of autism advocate. Autism was something that happened to other people. Not our family. Not my son. But since first finding myself in...
Struggling to accept the diagnosis
I did not ask for the role of autism advocate. Autism was something that happened to other people. Not our family. Not my son. But since first finding myself in...
Dealing with Sensory Issues in Public
I don’t think I’ll ever forget this one time when I took my daughter to the grocery store. It was years ago. She was probably two and half. In an attempt...
Dealing with Sensory Issues in Public
I don’t think I’ll ever forget this one time when I took my daughter to the grocery store. It was years ago. She was probably two and half. In an attempt...
Handling Tactile Defensiveness
Tactile symptoms are among the most commonly reported sensory symptoms described by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) . Children displaying tactile defensiveness may also exhibit self-stimulating behavior...
Handling Tactile Defensiveness
Tactile symptoms are among the most commonly reported sensory symptoms described by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) . Children displaying tactile defensiveness may also exhibit self-stimulating behavior...