If you’re like me, with an adolescent or teen boy in the house, I’d say there’s a good chance you have similar battles over videos and online games. These COVID times have been tough, with activities cancelled and the isolation. So, online game play has been one of their only opportunities for
Considering Readiness and Toilet Training in Autism
Toilet Training in Autism What are the prerequisites? Anyone who has done a bit of reading about toilet training, or discussed the same with a GP or other professional will likely be aware of the list of readiness signs. Most books or professionals will reference a set of readiness behaviours
Control, Rigidity, & Insistence on Same, Part 2
Insistence on same or behaviorual rigidity might include things like difficulty coping with changes in routines, things out of place, or in general things not being just the way they ‘need’ to be. The reality is that this is a very complex issue, but we hope to offer just a few insights here about
Managing Transitions
Transitions are when children move from one activity to another. Whether a child is at home, out in the community or in school, there are multiple times when one activity ends and another one begins. Examples of everyday transitions are going from home to school, moving from playtime to lunch,
Control, Rigidity, and Insistence on Same
Insistence on same is a term often associated with autism. I was with a family recently; a wonderful, supportive family of a child with autism, and I heard the word ‘control’ tossed around a lot. This word tends to cause problems in our field, partly because it’s really difficult to define. But
How to teach nose-blowing
Nose-blowing may not be the first skill we think about when we are considering what to teach our child, but many of us have found ourselves in the situation where our child has a head cold or runny nose but are unable to blow their nose. We know that if they blew their nose they would feel much