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How to Talk to Your Child’s School About Autism Support
There is a moment almost every parent of an autistic child remembers. You are sitting across from a teacher or a principal, trying to e...
How the Sensory System Works in Autistic Children Explained Simply
Have you ever watched your child completely fall apart because of a tag in their shirt? Or seen them refuse to enter a room just becaus...
Anxiety in Autistic Children: How Therapy Can Help Calm the Nervous System
If you have an autistic child, you already know that some days feel like walking through a minefield — not because your child is diffic...
What Is School Readiness — and Why It Matters
There is a moment every parent knows. Your child is almost four, maybe pushing five, and suddenly everyone around you — aunties, neighb...
How to Prepare an Autistic Child for School
The night before your autistic child starts school, you probably won't sleep. You'll lie awake thinking about everything — whether the ...
Play Is Therapy: Here’s Why It Works
Watch a child at play and you're watching them work. Every time a child stacks blocks, pretends to cook a meal, or chases a friend arou...
Screen Time and Autism: How Much Is Too Much?
Every parent of a child on the autism spectrum has probably had this moment — your child is finally calm, not overwhelmed, not mid-melt...
Vestibular Activities: Why Movement Matters
There is a moment almost every parent of a sensory-seeking child knows. You have set up a quiet activity, colouring, puzzles, maybe som...
Speech Delay vs Autism — How to Tell the Difference
If you have ever sat across from your child, waiting for them to say "mama" or point at something exciting, and felt that quiet knot of...
Mild, Moderate and Severe Autism — The Difference Nobody Really Explains Clearly
I've sat across from so many parents in our center who come in with the same look on their face. That mix of fear, exhaustion, and desp...