The end of Autism Awareness month always leaves me feeling like the cleanup detail facing the bleachers after Homecoming. The Big Game is over. Some went home happy, others did not. Remaining behind in the stands: candy wrappers, popcorn crumbs, puddles of soda, smelly mustard blobs and hot dog stubs in wadded-up napkins. The charged [...]
For our Vietnamese-speaking friends, a link to a nice summary of a number of the 1001 Great Ideas.
On my Facebook page: Family has a nonverbal child whose vocal stimming has increased from occasional to nearly nonstop. Family and school know there is an unmet need but are unable to pinpoint. Child has been in intensive therapy for six years but shows little interest in anything. Anyone with similar experience have thoughts to [...]
As adults, one of the laziest verbal shortcuts we use is admonishing our children to “pay attention!” What we really mean is that we want them to focus on listening to information we are giving them verbally or demonstrating for them. There is no money exchanged, no pay involved, and for children with some language-based [...]
Today on my Facebook page: parents weighing on how to help a child who is a self-biter. Click here to join the discussion.
It just could be a case of the blind leading the blind, but if you’re exhausted enough, check out my article “Putting kids’ autism sleep issues to rest” in the December issue of MetroKids Philadelphia. Scout’s honor, some of these things worked for us; some, not for us, but for others. Does your kiddo have [...]
Coming Spring 2010 – updated and expanded
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s
By Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk
We’re excited about the second edition of our award-winning bestseller! Not only is it packed with hundreds of new ideas, but we’ve delved deeper into some of the critical issues we face as parents [...]
