Blog Archive 2022

Happy Father’s Day! Sometimes it can seem like dads get overlooked in the autism community, so to counteract this I decided to read and review three memoirs about autism and fatherhood. All three are written by fathers of an autistic child, and one of the authors is on the autism spectrum himself.  Raising Cubby by […]

Are you a parent of a child on the autism spectrum or with another disability? Are you worried about noticeable regression in skills and behaviors during summer vacation or other school breaks? If your child has an IEP, and you are able to document the need for continuous services during the summer break or other […]

In recent years our society has grown more accepting of differences, whether those differences be in neurology, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Many individuals on the autism spectrum are diverse in more ways than one: research has shown autistic individuals are more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+.  In particular, “autistic adults and adolescents are approximately […]

School is out for the summer, and for many of us that means a vacation, whether it be a Caribbean cruise, camping in the mountains, a trip to an Iowa family reunion, or an exciting adventure abroad.  Unfortunately, many people on the autism spectrum, especially children, struggle with travel for a wide range of reasons. […]