Autism is a spectrum disorder and affects everyone differently. Each child on the spectrum has unique symptoms, challenges, and abilities and learning how to handle those differences will help understand the child better. Autism is not a single disorder, and as a...
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...
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...
Recent statistics from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that autism manifests itself in roughly 1 of every 59 children. That’s up 15 percent from 2012, when a still-astounding 1 in every 68 kids across the United States was...
