by Tamara | Aug 31, 2024 | Getting Help, Treatments/Services
Whether your child was just diagnosed with autism, or you need additional care or services for them, it can be a daunting task to find the right healthcare professional who can help. There are so many types of healthcare professionals who provide autism-related...
by Tamara | Jun 1, 2024 | Getting Help, Treatments/Services
Whether your child has just been diagnosed with autism and/or ADHD, or you find yourself needing new care and services for your autistic child or teen, it’s not always easy to find providers that are a good fit. So how can you find autism programs and services nearby...
by Tamara | Mar 13, 2024 | Getting Help, Treatments/Services
If your autistic child has verbal and/or other communications challenges, a Picture Exchange Communications System, also called PECS, could be a wonderful way to enhance how your child communicates. But what is PECS and how as a parent can you find it and someone to...
by Tamara | Feb 10, 2024 | Getting Help, Treatments/Services
Many autistic children struggle with eating. This can be due to sensory issues with food such as the texture, taste, smell or temperature. Others are more inflexible about what they will eat because of the way they think about food. Some autistic children have...
by Tamara | Dec 31, 2023 | Getting Help
For those who have autism, many have sensory issues of multiple kinds. But when is it something more than autism? When are these sensory issues themselves a condition called sensory processing disorder? My son J has ultra hearing, and it was very bad when he was...
by Tamara | Dec 19, 2023 | Getting Help
You suspect that your child may have autism and seek out testing. Yet, what does the testing look like and what should you expect? Is it a long process or is it fairly quick? As a parent, you have a lot of questions if your child needs to have an autism evaluation. Do...
