Older Child (8+)

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Navigating Toilet Training: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Therapists

Toilet training can feel like climbing Mount Everest, even with neurotypical kids. But when you’re guiding an autistic child through this incredible milestone, it often feels like you’ve got a whole new set of challenges to navigate. And you know what? That’s perfectly normal!

Behavior Management & Regulation / Cognitive Skills (Learning & Academics) / Communication & Language / Daily Living Skills (Self-Help) / Early Elementary (5-8) / Older Child (8+) / Preschool (3-5) / Social Skills & Play / Teenager (13-19)

3 Things You Need to Know About Helping Neurodiverse Kids Understand Feelings

Let’s chat about something truly close to our hearts: helping our incredible neurodiverse kids navigate the beautiful, sometimes bewildering, world of feelings. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably spent countless hours wondering how to truly connect with your child or client on an emotional level, helping them understand what’s bubbling up inside and what’s happening with others around them.

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Early Elementary (5-8) / Older Child (8+) / Parents / Teenager (13-19)

Waiting on ABA Therapy is a Missed Opportunity

Just recently, the mom of an incredible teenager – who, by the way, has made some seriously awesome strides in his everyday life after only five months of ABA – dropped that exact line on me. So, I had to ask, right? “Why the wait?” And her answer? It was pure, unadulterated fear.

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Cognitive Skills (Learning & Academics) / Communication & Language / Daily Living Skills (Self-Help) / Early Elementary (5-8) / Older Child (8+) / Parents / Preschool (3-5) / Teenager (13-19) / Therapists

AsTeRICS Grid: FREE Augmented & Alternative Communication app.

At its heart, AsTeRICS Grid is a multiplatform web communicator. Think of it as a customizable digital board that uses pictograms, images, and text to help individuals express themselves. The “Grid” part refers to its flexible layout system – you can create communication boards with cells containing words, phrases, or symbols that, when activated, speak out loud.

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Cognitive Skills (Learning & Academics) / Communication & Language / Early Elementary (5-8) / Motor Skills (Fine & Gross) / Older Child (8+) / Parents / Preschool (3-5) / Sensory Processing & Tools / Social Skills & Play / Teenager (13-19) / Therapists

Building Skills and Connections, One Bead at a Time

This is where beads and buttons become your secret weapon. Seriously. Picking up those tiny objects, holding them just right, threading them onto a string or pushing them through a buttonhole – we’re talking about fundamental fine motor skills here. Dexterity, pincer grasp, hand-eye coordination.

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Behavior Management & Regulation / Cognitive Skills (Learning & Academics) / Communication & Language / Daily Living Skills (Self-Help) / Early Elementary (5-8) / Older Child (8+) / Parents / Preschool (3-5) / Therapists / Toddler (1-3)

Loving Ways to Connect, Whether Through First Words or Beyond.

Hey there, Amazing Parents, Let’s talk heart-to-heart about communication. That deep desire to connect with your…