Articles, news and infographics about Autism, written for parents and grounded in the science of learning.
A child who checks out mid-task looks the same whether they are distracted or overwhelmed. But the fixes are opposite, and adding structure to an overwhelmed…
For many autistic girls, being calm and agreeable is not proof that everything works. It is often masking. The skill that changes it, self-advocacy, starts with…
A Cambridge autism researcher spent ten years asking why so many autistic children seem more themselves outdoors. Her answer upends the usual advice: the magic was…
The after-school meltdown is not bad behavior, and the fidget is not a toy to take away. Here is the science of sensory regulation, and why…
Your child drifts within minutes of opening a book, and the apps promise a fix. But the science on brain training is thin, and the strongest…
A phone call removes the face, the body language, and the turn-taking your autistic child relies on, which makes it the hardest everyday task of all.…
The copying, the missed lunches, the lateness, the so-called missing empathy. Five autistic traits parents are told to correct, and what the research says they actually…
The same child orders every toy by color, then forgets their shoes. A meltdown gets marked as behavior. Here is what a leading neurodevelopmental psychiatrist wants…
You’ve watched your child’s face light up with excitement as they anticipate the magic of Christmas, only to see that spark dimmed by the challenges of…
You’ve watched your bright, creative child struggle to get through the school gates, feeling their anxiety and fear as they face another day of learning. You’ve…
