It's a miracle! Three years after vanishing from home in California, Connerjack Oswalt, an autistic teen, has been found alive in a shivering cold parking lot in Utah. Connerjack's parents had given up hope of…
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Autism diagnoses have grown significantly in the past decade- this is not news to most. However, researchers are focusing in on just how early signs of autism can be identified and, therefore, acted upon and…
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What is it about change that puts fear in our hearts and ice in our veins? People often think that this small part of life really shouldn’t be such a big deal, that we should…
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Massachusetts students with Autism can now attend college, thanks to a new law that provides support and accommodations. The newly signed law by Governor Baker, passed unanimously late last month, requires all public & private…
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What to do with all that excellent time in the summer? Many people take vacations or spend time outdoors enjoying the warm weather. But for a therapist who works with children with autism, the summer…
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Self-Stimulating behavior Self-stimming refers to the act of doing repetitive behaviors such as rocking, hand flapping, finger flicking, humming, toe walking, jumping, using echolalia, and even self-injury. There are many more possible behaviors that a…
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An astonishing 40% of people who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, are nonverbal. However, this is not to suggest that individuals with Autism are unable to communicate. Thankfully, there are many replacements…
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Parents of children with autism share a lot of similarities no matter where they live, what they do, what income bracket they fall in, no matter what age they happen to be. One of these…
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The field of ABA focuses so much on early intervention and building skills from an early age, but too few stop to think about the lives that individuals diagnosed with Autism lead as adults. For…
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Wait…I thought there were only 5? When we grew up we were taught about the five senses—taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight. We all understand how these work and we experience these in much the same…
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