New research is suggesting that there are benefits for the brains of children with autism when they play music whether it be playing the piano or singing a song. According to these researchers, musical therapy can increase the connectivity in key brain networks. Plus,...
There are so many things that parents worry about, but most moms and dads never suspect that their child might end up with autism. Due to the controversy over the myth that vaccines cause autism, the disorder has been in the headlines more often in recent years. This...
An African proverb says: “Success in life largely depends on how you handle your failures.” People don’t like to fail, and they don’t want to talk about it. Yet, how they handle failures define who they are more so than their success. As anything, graceful, or...
The autism spectrum is broad and fraught with various challenges, but one core element tends to pop up in most affected individuals: The inability to read social cues based on physical expression. While this is more pronounced in some than others, it can have an...
In the U.S., the majority of public school systems offer parents the opportunity to enroll their child with autism in classes alongside non-disabled children. The idea behind this is the nurturing sense of being part of the academic community will assist the autistic...
The Internet has no shortage of parenting advice blogs and think pieces about caring for a child on the autism spectrum, but there seems to be precious little that is said about what can be done once that child grows up and transitions into an adult life. That is...
