There are so many reasons for parents to read fairy tales and fables to young children! But as as a parent of autistic twins, my biggest motivator is cultural literacy. Cultural literacy is
I remember scrutinizing the autism symptoms checklists in the months after my kids turned two. Somewhere on every one of those lists you would be sure to find turning over toy cars and
It's become a common New Year's resolution for parents: This year, less screen time. But it's a promise that's almost impossible to keep, particularly if you are the parent of a child with
So many kids with autism love numbers. And why shouldn't they? Numbers are predictable, familiar, and orderly. My 5-year-old twin boys became really, really interested in numbers when they were two, and they
Tara Brescio, a longtime therapist on our ABA team, is a special education teacher, former librarian, and a new mom--the perfect trifecta for this blog. I sat down to get her take on