Key Points: Screen time and autism are strongly linked, with excessive device use associated with language delays, reduced social interaction, and increased autism-like behaviors, especially in early childhood. Setting consistent…
Key Points: Potty training regression in autism is common and temporary when children experience stress, sensory overload, or routine changes, often leading to toilet training setbacks and bathroom accidents. Bathroom…
Key Points: Executive function autism affects planning, organization, emotional regulation, and task initiation, making everyday routines challenging despite strong abilities and motivation. Planning skills ABA helps by breaking tasks into…
Key Points: Autism elopement is a safety concern, not misbehavior, and understanding its causes is the foundation of effective wandering prevention autism strategies. ABA therapy reduces autism elopement by teaching…
Key Takeaways: Recognize and respond to safety risks: Autistic individuals may struggle to recognize danger, experience sensory overload, or wander (elope) in unsafe situations. Identifying early warning signs is critical…
Key Takeaways: Autism impacts the whole family: Caring for an autistic individual affects the emotional, physical, and social well-being of all family members. Adopting a whole-family perspective — strengthens empathy…
Key Takeaways: Autism + mental health overlap is common but under-discussed: Autistic individuals are at higher risk for anxiety, depression, and autistic burnout, yet these challenges are often overlooked or…
Key Takeaways: Puberty brings unique challenges for autistic teens: Hormonal, physical, and emotional changes can intensify sensory sensitivities, mood swings, and social stress, making hygiene, routines, and peer interactions more…
Key Points: Functional Communication Training empowers children with autism to replace challenging behaviour by learning to use communication effectively. This guide explains how to identify the function of behaviour and…
Key Points: Demand avoidance in autistic children involves resisting even simple requests because they feel overwhelming or threatening to their sense of control. This behaviour often roots in anxiety, sensory…
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