I saw this meme the other day and couldn't help have a chuckle. I am sure you can relate! Let's face it- you have tried everything under the sun to get your child to move away from their safe foods but nothing is working and you have quite literally almost given up...
Many parents dread this topic- and rightly so. Questions about when to tell their child, how to tell their child, worries about stigma and mental health all play a role in parents wanting to hold off for as long as possible. I would like to start off by saying that it...
If you had to place 10 children with Autism in one room, each child will be completely different. They will all have varying levels of communication, different types of behaviour, a range of social skills and intellectual ability. So how does one define it? There are...
Meltdowns are complex, and to any ordinary person witnessing one, they might think it is a temper tantrum. It’s not. Meltdowns occur either due to an overstimulation of the environment (loud noises, bright lights, crowded places etc.) or their coping capacity is worn...
“An autism diagnosis is life changing, not life defining.” So you have seen a few autistic traits in your child, maybe they are not reaching certain developmental milestones or maybe they are not responding to their name… .. now what? Studies have shown that many...
By the time pre primary rolls around, many parents start to get overwhelmed in deciding on the education path for their child living with autism. Do I send them to a mainstream, special needs or autism specific school? What about homeschooling? This article discusses...
The statistics surrounding children on the spectrum in relation to bullying are alarming. Recent statistics show that they are 2 to 3 times more likely to get bullied compared to their neurotypical peers. Why is this? What coping mechanisms can I as a parent, teacher...