by Tamara | Mar 14, 2021 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
Does your child or teen struggle with keeping their things organized, planning school projects, paying attention or being able to remember certain steps of a task? Your child with autism and ADHD may lack executive function skills. In fact, many people who are on the...
by Tamara | Dec 16, 2020 | Behaviors
Sometimes children need external motivation and incentives to help them change behaviors or consistently work at a new skill or task. That is especially true for our children with autism and ADHD. For people with ADHD, many times they lack internal motivation to stick...
by Tamara | Nov 27, 2020 | Behaviors
We have all been there. As a parent, we ask our child to do something, and when we check back a little later to see if the task is completed, they said they forgot. Or they forgot to bring home what they needed to complete homework (or forgot what homework assignments...
by Tamara | Nov 22, 2020 | Behaviors
A study showed that more than 40 percent of boys with autism spent their free time playing video games versus 18 percent of neurotypical boys (Mazurek et al, 2013). Our son, who is a teenager with autism and ADHD, has had a special interest in video games since he was...
by Tamara | Nov 20, 2020 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
As parents of children with autism and ADHD, we know how dependent our kids are on their routines. It can be really hard for them when routines need to change. That is because routines play an important part of their lives and provide them with feelings of security...
by Tamara | Nov 14, 2020 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
Social situations are complex and have many elements. You not only notice the emotions of others but also what is happening in and around the situation. That is the context. Many children with autism may be able to learn others’ emotions and facial expressions,...
