Communication Supports for Nonverbal Children with Autism
Autism Tools and Supports

Personal Communication Supports for Nonverbal Children with Autism

Are you looking for some tools and support for communicating with your nonverbal child? Look no further. Augmentative Adaptive Communication When interacting with a nonverbal child with autism, most communication tends to be adult-initiated. An adult provides the child with directions, instructions, and organized choices. The child responds to the adult with help from Augmentative

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How Counting to 20 Can Help Your Child with Autism
Autism Behavioral Solutions

How Counting to 20 Can Help Your Child with Autism

Counting to 20 was my go-to strategy over my 30-year career working with children with disabilities. I used the 20-count to help children with many situations including waiting, transitioning, desensitization, and reinforcement.  Counting out loud has been a strategy used and taught in child-rearing and education for centuries. Many different counting approaches are regularly used

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Leading with Choice: Honoring and Empowering Autistic Children
Autism Advocacy

Leading with Choice: Honoring and Empowering Autistic Children

Find out how offering Structured Choices to your child with autism can lead to easier and happier parent-child interactions. Are you interested in improving engagement and communication with a child with autism? Would you like to learn a specific strategy, or do you prefer a philosophical approach? If you chose a specific strategy, you have

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