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The top 4 tips for parenting an introverted child

by Miley Adalson - Are you concerned because your child is not outgoing and doesn’t have many friends? Do you want your child to make friends and hang out with them instead of sitting along in the...

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Awareness events support families and children with autism

by Erin McPherson - Autism is a developmental disorder that many people think is an intellectual issue, but that’s all wrong. It’s a genetic based syndrome that affects social interaction and behavior....

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Don’t act so surprised, girls have autism too

by Bee Rowlatt - “I dread her becoming a teenager. My worst fear is her entering a world that doesn’t understand her.” Lizzie* has a seven-year-old daughter, Maya*, who is on the autistic spectrum. “If...

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Author’s new novel features girl with autism

by Ashley Strickland - It’s been almost 15 years since “The Baby-Sitters Club” held its last meeting, when author Ann M. Martin decided it was time to move beyond Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Jessi and...

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Studies find little difference between boys and girls with autism

by Apoorva Mandavilli - After decades of describing autism as a disorder of boys, scientists have only begun exploring how it affects girls and women in the past few years. For example, there is some...

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We mistakenly assume children with autism will not achieve literacy

by Dr. Marion Blank - In recent years, there have been a number of inspiring reports on non-verbal (i.e., non-speaking) children with autism displaying masterful language via reading and writing. One...

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Autism mothers share some lessons learned

by Julie M Green - We’re always told to look to our elders for advice. We’re supposed to take it firsthand from those who’ve “been there, done that.” But when you have a child with autism, it often...

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Student pratices and learns social skills with lunch buddies

by Jeff Truesdell - Kansas teen Tate Smith’s diagnosis of autism at age 2 sent his mother, Lisa, scrambling for answers. But first came the dread. “I saw Tate’s future go down the drain right in front...

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Responsive parent interaction benefits children with autism

by Kristelle Hudry - Since the condition was first recognized in the 1940s, parents have been and felt blamed for their children’s autism. Today, most people no longer believe this, but a lingering...

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Mother’s advocacy efforts support students with autism

by James D. Watts Jr. - Many visitors to the home of Keenan and Kim Grayson are greeted by their highly energetic and enthusiastically vocal 10-year-old son, Asher. Like many young people his age,...

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