Learn about ways to nurture your autistic child’s interests to discover their strengths. Educators, parents, and professionals must create an environment that fosters the emergence of a child’s strengths. We can’t expect a child to recognize or tell us about their strengths. We also can’t expect strengths to develop without assistance. Adults who care about
This month, Dr. Temple Grandin answers parents’ questions about nonverbal or nonspeaking autism. Juju’s mom, in Queens, New York, asks, “My son is three and a half years old and autistic. He sings and has words. He can read some words but can’t functionally communicate, such as telling me he’s hungry, etc. What can I
This month, Dr. Temple Grandin answers parents’ questions about aggression. What advice would you give to parents if they have a child whose diagnosis is Level 3 autism, and they have given up hope? First of all, I need to find out the age of the individual. I would never put that label on a
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