Planning for the Holiday Season
How can holidays be enjoyable for families with children who have autism? The Christmas holidays can be a time of wonder and delight, taking part in family traditions, seeing loved...
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Holiday Gift Guide
Are you a bit stressed about finding great gifts for the people you love on the spectrum this holiday season? Buying a toy, gift, or Christmas present for a...
How to Deal with Tantrums
What is the Difference Between Meltdown and Tantrum? A TEMPER TANTRUM IS NOT A MELTDOWN They may seem similar on the outside. Externally, meltdowns and tantrums look really alike. But...
Home Design for Hyper and Hypo Sensitivities
Designing for children with sensory processing challenges. Sensory Processing Disorder is a condition with which an individual has trouble receiving and processing information through the five senses. These disorder is seen more in children...
Are you confused about ABA therapy?
What is ABA? Over the last few decades, Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, has grown into a broad group of approaches and techniques designed to help children with autism. Applied...
My Child has Digestive Issues. Is this Common?
Yes, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have more medical issues, including gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, compared with their peers. Gastrointestinal...
Fun and Friendly Sensitive Activities for Halloween
Halloween offers a great opportunity to bring out some fun activities to do with the kids. Unlike most kids, creating a fun Halloween activity for children under the spectrum can...
Preparing Your Kid for Halloween
Halloween is an exciting and fun-filled holiday that many children look forward to all year long. However, for children with autism, the sensory overload, social expectations, and unpredictability of Halloween...
Why Massage Therapy can Help your Kids Sleep Better
What can make a child’s sleep worse? A lot of different things. They may struggle with anxiety, nightmares, or stress; they may not be able to fall asleep because of...
How to Get My Child to Sleep Alone?
How to help your child sleep alone Teaching their children to sleep alone is one of the most daunting tasks for parents. Usually, a child won't warm up to the...
Benefits of Bedtime Stories
Reading to children is important, but for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), bedtime stories work overtime. Reading to your child can serve as a vital building block for your...
Sleeping Problems Explained and How to Deal With Them
When babies are born, babies get to learn a pattern of sleep where they spend several hours asleep even during the day, and with the time that gradually changes into...