by Tamara | Sep 23, 2024 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
Autistic people have to navigate in a neurotypical world that wasn’t made for them. They face so many challenges and feel different from their neurotypical peers. This can cause them to develop a way of dealing with these challenges and trying to fit in with peers...
by Tamara | Aug 8, 2024 | Behaviors
As a parent of an autistic/ADHD child, you already know how much your child struggles with social skills, communication and emotional regulation. Autistic children tend to have much more difficulty developing these skills than their neurotypical peers. However, the...
by Tamara | May 22, 2024 | Behaviors
Does your autistic child with ADHD struggle with disorganization, difficulty planning, challenging emotions and/or distraction? They may dealing with a lack of executive function skills, which is common among autistics with ADHD. These are essential skills to be...
by Tamara | Apr 6, 2024 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
Autism Spectrum Disorder includes a broad range of capabilities and abilities within individuals. You have autistics who are able to live a fairly “normal” life of obtaining higher education, having a successful career and developing, and maintaining good...
by Tamara | Jan 15, 2024 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
As a parent of a child with ADHD, you may be confused as to why your child forgets so many things and seems easily distracted yet can then be so focused on certain activities for a long time. That is called hyperfocus. I’ve seen my son J have this at times when he is...
by Tamara | Oct 1, 2023 | Behaviors
Toilet training any child isn’t easy, but when your child has autism, it brings some additional challenges. However, you can overcome them and help your child be toilet trained – even if it may take a bit longer than a neurotypical child. Why is toilet training...
