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Awareness & Acceptance

Depression and Parenting a Child with Additional Needs

updated on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
depression and parenting a child with additional needs

Depression and parenting a child with special needs have a close connection. Having a child with additional needs parents are more vulnerable to depression than anyone else. We encounter depression almost every day (meltdowns, delayed milestones, being unable to help our child, future worries, lack of sleep, and whatnot), and we get so used to …

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Awareness & Acceptance

Journey to Autism Acceptance; 8 Moms Share Unique Perspectives

updated on May 2, 2021May 1, 2021

Autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion are all a big bubble; despite a lot of ongoing campaigns, internet full of rich content on Autism, breakthrough research and a lot of happening all around, we are often surprised by a series of events.

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Healthy Lifestyle

Why Sweating is Crucially Important for Autistic Individuals

updated on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

Sweat is important for all of us; it’s the body’s natural way of maintaining the body temperature, but it’s a lot more than just about maintaining body temperature. 

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Academics & Skill Development

Toilet Training a Nonverbal Child on Autism Spectrum

updated on October 24, 2020October 21, 2020

Toilet training period is probably one of the most difficult times in any parent’s life. And, in case of parenting a child with autism, it may be highly frustrating, because nothing that those experts told you seems to be working.

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Healthy Lifestyle

Does Diet Really Help an Autistic Individual Recover?

updated on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020

If you are a parent of a newly diagnosed child, the anxiety to find the “cure” is very much understandable. When I started this journey, I was truly overwhelmed with the comments in different Facebook and Whatsapp groups that people recovered their kids with diet, however, it didn’t really make sense to me that how …

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Academics & Skill Development

5 Steps to Get Started with Your Autism Homeschool

updated on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Covid19 pandemic has taught us a lot, and homeschooling is one such skill that almost every parent has learnt during this difficult time. Even those who thought they couldn’t teach, taught their kids very well. 

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Therapies & Interventions

How to Make Sure that ABA Services Provider is Authentic

updated on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

ABA therapy is surely a promising intervention that can help an autistic or ADHD individual improve the quality of life, however, as a parent or primary caregiver, at times you may feel that the ABA therapy is not working for your child. Many times when an ABA therapy doesn’t work for a child, parents and …

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Therapies & Interventions

Does Your Child Have Words but no Functional Language? Know this!

updated on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Having words is different than being able to use words effectively, and for a child on the autism spectrum to develop functional language, the intervention plan needs more than just tabletop ABA therapy.

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Academics & Skill Development

60 Life Skills to Teach Your Child on Autism Spectrum

updated on October 22, 2020October 17, 2020

Teaching life skills should be a priority for children of all abilities. And, in fact teaching life skills is more important than academics.

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Recent Articles

  • Depression and Parenting a Child with Additional Needs
  • Journey to Autism Acceptance; 8 Moms Share Unique Perspectives
  • Why Sweating is Crucially Important for Autistic Individuals
  • Toilet Training a Nonverbal Child on Autism Spectrum
  • Does Diet Really Help an Autistic Individual Recover?
  • 5 Steps to Get Started with Your Autism Homeschool
  • How to Make Sure that ABA Services Provider is Authentic
  • Does Your Child Have Words but no Functional Language? Know this!
  • 60 Life Skills to Teach Your Child on Autism Spectrum

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