The holidays are a very active and busy time of year. It can be challenging handling all of the socializing that comes with it, so be sure to give your child some well deserved commendation.

While winter weather can be beautiful and even thrilling, we all can agree that it poses some challenges, even for those of us that are neurotypical.

Your child is visibly distressed so you try to help. Suddenly, everything you do seems like the wrong answer and your child gets further stressed until it eventually leads to a meltdown. Sound familiar?

With summer vacation on the horizon, it can be difficult trying to think of creative, fun activities to keep active kiddos busy-especially if they are sensory seekers.

So you've got your Autism diagnosis, you've started your kid at an ABA Therapy clinic and they're getting things set up, but you're worried.

It's the beginning of the year, you're hearing much talk of goals and new year resolutions and maybe you feel a bit defeated and alone.

Self care is extremely important as a caregiver because if you do not give to yourself, you will have nothing to give to your child.

This phrase is used to describe an innate resistance to demands that many autistic individuals experience.

Most behaviors have something that happens BEFORE the actual "behavior." For example, your child may start to cry BEFORE they throw something.