Summer Safety for Children with Special Needs
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D. Most parents and grandparents sigh with relief once summer is over and children are safely back in school. I know…
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The benefits of sports for kids with ASDs
By Veronica Smith and Stephanie Patterson – adapted from their new book, Getting into the Game: Sports Programs for Kids with Autism. We interviewed many parents…
Have a good airport and flying experience with your child with Autism: Planning for Sensory Issues
Laura Vickers‘ fun new picture book, Flying with Janet, prepares children with ASDs for the unfamiliar sights and sounds of the airport experience – from packing and…
Five myths about stammering – from the new book ‘Understanding Stammering or Stuttering’
In their new book, Understanding Stammering or Stuttering, specialist Elaine Kelman and parent Alison Whyte use first-hand accounts of children who stammer or stutter to…
What it’s really like to have Epilepsy, and what you can do to help
Kate Lambert is a drama teacher working with young people, many of whom have special needs. Her daughter Lille was diagnosed with epilepsy at the…
Top Tips for building supportive relationships with your ASD family and friends
By Ann Palmer, author of A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism. This list of top tips* is primarily for the extended family…
Josh Muggleton’s Top Tips for people on the Autism Spectrum – Tip #2: Adjusting to University
In this series of videos, Josh Muggleton gives his Top Tips on various subjects for people on the Autism Spectrum. This month, he offers some…
Choosing the right teaching interventions for your child with autism
Joyce Show is a Harvard/MIT trained physician and mother of seven children, including a son with severe autism. Here, she explains some of the different teaching…
How can you help? A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism
Even the best-intentioned friends and relatives can sometimes get it wrong when communicating and interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum and their parents or…
“Itching to Laugh”: Jennifer Cook O’Toole recounts her wonderful evening at the GRASP awards gala in NYC (poison ivy and all)
By Jennifer Cook O’Toole, author of the book, AsperKids: An Insider’s Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome. Visit Jennifer’s website at:…