Overview Tablets are everywhere. For many children, iPads or other tablets are common as learning tools in schools. Families of children with autism seem particularly drawn to owning tablets. People with autism often have difficulties learning and communicating, because of the way autism affects how they develop and experience the world. For example, autistic people can be more inclined to […]
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This post is part of a series, taking a quick look at each developmental capacity, according to the work of Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder in their DIR/Floortime framework. As a child grows, they add new skills to what they learned in the previous capacities. You can find the list of related posts here. Communication is so much more than […]
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After our first child was diagnosed with autism, I started looking for resources that would help me understand my child’s diagnosis and what I could do. I read dozens of books about autism, and “More Than Words by Fern Sussman is one of the most helpful. It is an easy to read and practical book that can help parents and […]
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