Category: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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How to prepare your child with ASD for mainstream kindergarten
When children with autism grow up, parents may consider sending them to mainstream kindergarten. However, parents may worry about whether their child can adapt to school life, what difficulties they... -
Our Journey with PCIT
How Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Helped Me Regain Confidence in Managing My Child’s Behavior When I became a mother to my beautiful son, Shawn, I couldn’t have been happier.... -
What is twice exceptional?
Twice exceptional, also known as 2e, refers to individuals who are both gifted and have a learning or developmental disability. These individuals have exceptional abilities or talents in one or more... -
Characteristics of learning disabilities that can hide in plain sight
Teachers are often the first to notice that a child has a learning disorder. Sometimes the signs are easy to spot, like a student who’s way behind in reading. Or a child who’s working hard but... -
What are executive functions? What impact does the strength of executive function have on children?
Executive function refers to the high-level cognitive skills that the brain needs to use when dealing with daily tasks. “Harvard University compares it to the air traffic control system at the... -
Autism and Picky Eating
childmind.org/article/autism-and-picky-eating It’s common for kids on the autism spectrum to have problems with eating. This can make it hard to get them to eat a healthy range of foods. And it can...
