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The Autism Affirmation
This is what I call the Autism Affirmation: My son will state something, like “You’ll pick me up at five o’clock and then we’ll go to get a burger.” This will happen right after I’ve informed him of a plan…This sample plan is that I’m picking him up and a certain time and we’ll go…
The Autism Affirmation
This is what I call the Autism Affirmation: My son will state something, like “You’ll pick me up at five o’clock and then we’ll go to get a burger.” This will happen right after I’ve informed him of a plan…This sample plan is that I’m picking him up and a certain time and we’ll go…
Talking to Your Teen with Autism
Before beginning a new teen club, we had to have an intake before the first session. The intake involved an intake specialist, my child, and myself and my husband. We had to sign off on some of the rules for the club and discuss expected behaviors and participation. What is this teen club? This teen…
Autism and a Death in the Family – Part 1
How will children with autism react to a death in the family? I do not know how each child will specifically react. However, my family and I had to deal with a sudden tragedy over the holidays. What happened? I had a sibling pass away suddenly just before Christmas. I flew to North Carolina from…
Long Vacations and Autism – Part One
Long Vacations and Autism - Part One How do you vacation with a child with autism? I've had this conversation with many parents. We were lucky. We started vacationing with our son when he was very young. He took his first airplane ride when he was four months old. We traveled to the East Coast.…