Autism and Christmas: Things That Can Overwhelm Your Child https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-christmas-overwhelm/

Autism and Christmas: Things That Can Overwhelm Your Child

The holiday season is a time of peace and love for most families. However, autism and Christmas tell a whole different story. “I hate Christmas ” is a familiar refrain in my home. My oldest son and wife utter this phrase often during the holiday season.  The truth is, both love a lot about Christmas.

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15 Scenarios in Which Your Autistic Child Will Need Adaptive Skills https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/how-do-adaptive-skills-help/

15 Scenarios in Which Your Autistic Child Will Need Adaptive Skills

Find out what adaptive skills are, why they are necessary, and where these skills are needed. “Who needs adaptive skills? I easily adapt from one task to the next.” Parents can easily think like this, especially if they are unaware of what adaptive skills are and why they are necessary. For children on the autism

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Is Autism Curable? A Quick Look At Some Treatment and Therapy Options https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-cure-therapy-options/

Is Autism Curable? A Quick Look At Some Treatment and Therapy Options

An autism diagnosis can cause many parents and family members to experience various emotions — from anger and frustration to sadness and confusion. They might scour the internet and ask questions like “What causes autism?” or “How can autism be managed?”. One common question many parents ask at the beginning of this journey is: “Can

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Supporting Parents of Children with Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance

Supporting Parents of Children with Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance

It’s unfortunate that motherhood is subjected to external opinions/judgment; this is often the case for parents raising a child with PDA. This article offers some tips for parents experiencing “bad press”. Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is characterized in children by a continual resistance to everyday demands through social manipulation which has, at its root, an

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Benefits of Using a Visual Timer for Autism https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/visual-timer-benefits

Benefits of Using a Visual Timer for Autism

Time does not exist, it’s an illusion, a human construct existing only in our minds to conceptualize change intellectually. There is no past or future, that is if you subscribe to theories by scientists like Carlo Revelli.  For many parents with neurodiverse children, time feels very real. Watching a ticking clock after you’ve sent your

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