This Month's Highlights
Reduce School Stress
School staff can create a less stressful environment.
Karen Kaplan, MS
Advocating for a Low-Stress School Experience
How can parents make school less stressful for their children?
Jeremy Brown
Managing Overthinking in Autism
How to help your child overcome thoughts of expecting the worst.
Ronald I. Malcolm, EdD
Q&A With Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Temple Grandin answers questions about conversational speech.
Temple Grandin, PhD
Storytelling and Social Skills: How Literature Can Help
Can you build empathy and social skills through literature?
Brendan Tighe, BA
Fun Indoor Skill Builders
Here are some fun indoor activities for rainy or snowy days.
Vanessa Beibide-Zanetich, BCBA
Lessons and Achievements
A mom reflects on the lessons learned about expectations.
Maria Molina
How to Start a Conversation
Here are some strategies for initiating a conversation.
Marci Melzer, MEd-SLP
7 Truths Every Autism Mom Needs to Know
A mom provides support and encouragement for other parents.
Lisa Candera, Esq., CLC
Movement and Academic Success
When kids move, minds grow.
Trina Volk, MOTR/L
Ask Dr. Malcolm
Dr. Malcolm answers parents’ questions about their autistic children.
Ronald I. Malcolm, EdD
Becoming an Engineer with Autism
Some autism strengths are qualities for an engineering career.
Cory Morrison
Autism Warrior - A Late Diagnosis and Autism Support
One man’s late autism diagnosis led to advocating for awareness.
Karl Wittig
Artificial Intelligence and Autism: A Parent’s Guide to New Possibilities
How can AI help support families with autism?
Elton Bicalho do Carmo; Lincoln Junior Bicalho
Autism: My Invisible Backpack Discovering Emotions, Masking, and the Joy of Being Seen
A children’s book explaining masking, literal thinking, and therapy with child-friendly language and engaging visuals.
Dalisse Sequeiros
Unexpected: A Memoir of Endurance and Triumph in Raising a Challenging Child
A finalist in the 2024 Christian Indies Book Contest, Memoir Division, provides hope to parents.
Maralee Parker
Dear Readers,
November can be a stark time as the landscape loses most of its color, and trees look bare and cold. It can also be a time of thanksgiving and counting our blessings.
Most children will have completed at least two full months of school, and this too can be either a stark experience with worry and stress or a thankful one with support and helpful accommodations.
Our theme this month is “School Without Stress: Advocating for Your Child,” and we hope the information within provides you with a bountiful array of resources to turn to for help and support.
We know the anxiety that can come from trying to advocate for your child’s best interest, but their school experience doesn’t need to be as bleak or gray as a November sky. Together with our cornucopia of ideas and your dedicated advocacy, we can bring back the vibrant hues to their year and make it more stress-free.
Happy reading!
Sharon Longo
Editor
Autism Parenting Magazine
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