Getting your child to stop playing, put on their shoes, or start homework can turn an ordinary afternoon into an exhausting negotiation. For some autistic children, the hardest part...
Your child has watched you tie shoelaces dozens of times. Yet when it’s their turn, they may struggle to remember where to begin. Explaining the same steps again can...
Is your child ready for an autism sleepover? Look for a few signs: they can ask for help, they handle small routine changes, and nights at home are reasonably...
An autism field trip goes best when families and teachers plan together before the permission slip comes home. Preview the day, pack sensory supports, assign a trusted adult, and...
Autism perfectionism describes an intense need to get things exactly right, paired with real distress when something goes wrong. For many autistic children, a torn worksheet, a lost game,...
Interoception is the body’s internal sensing system, the one that reports hunger, thirst, pain, a full bladder, and a racing heart. Interoception in autism looks different from child to...
Pointing at a plane, holding up a toy to show you, glancing back to see if you noticed the dog: these small moments are joint attention, and they build...
A child who talks nonstop at home and says nothing at school leaves parents wondering whether they are seeing shyness, anxiety, or autism. Selective mutism vs autism is one...
Metro Atlanta is where the CDC began tracking autism in 1996, and the region still has much of what families need: nationally known evaluation centers, a statewide early intervention...
Hyperlexia describes a child who teaches themselves to read words much earlier than expected, often before age 5, while understanding far less of what they read than their decoding...