by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com The best way I can explain the frustration that children with autism feel because they can’t communicate is with a chocolate analogy. Imagine your favorite candy bar is right in front of you and you missed lunch. You are starving. Your blood sugar plummets along with your mood. You try…
www.autismandtreatment.com by Marcia Hinds Toilet training is a challenge for any child, but when your kid has autism it seems like it may never happen. It is a good thing I had Megan first or I might not have known what to do with Ryan. I used the same methods to potty train my son…
The following is an excerpt from I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE by Donna B. (Another Mom in the A-Club) www.autismandtreatment.com Full disclosure: Back when I was single, child-free, and clueless, I thought I knew best, rolled my eyes and spouted my opinions with the best of them. I had opinions about how I would…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com For Ryan, we used our own modified version of ABA to teach him all the things he missed when he was too ill to learn. Children who have autism do not find the same things rewarding as typical children. It is not always easy to identify what is rewarding for…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com One of my favorite things Ryan’s dad did through the years was kind of vindictive and even a little mean. Whenever Ryan did anything extraordinary, Frank sent an email to the psychiatrist who diagnosed my son. He’d inform her of the new and wonderful skill Ryan just accomplished. He especially…
