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A meltdown and a tantrum can look similar, but they happen for very different reasons. A tantrum usually stops once a child gets what they want, while a meltdown can continue even after the original trigger is... Continue Reading

If you have started to wonder whether your child is autistic, that question can sit heavy for a long time before you say it out loud. Maybe a daycare teacher mentioned something, or you noticed that your toddler... Continue Reading

What Is Apraxia of Speech? Childhood apraxia of speech, sometimes called verbal dyspraxia, is a motor speech difference. Your child knows what they want to say, but the brain has trouble planning and coordinating... Continue Reading

What Is Nonverbal Autism? Nonverbal autism refers to an autistic person who does not use spoken language to communicate or uses very few words. Clinicians increasingly prefer the terms nonspeaking or minimally... Continue Reading

You are buckling your three-year-old into her car seat, and she starts humming the same four notes. Over and over. She did it yesterday at the grocery store, and again this morning while she stacked her blocks. It is... Continue Reading

Picture your child at a birthday party. The music is loud, kids are shrieking, the lights are bright, and someone just handed them a plate of cake. To you, it looks like fun. To your autistic child, it can feel like... Continue Reading

What Elopement Behavior Means Elopement is when a child leaves a safe, supervised space without permission and without recognizing the danger involved. You might hear it called bolting behavior, child wandering,... Continue Reading

Are There Different Types of Autism? Today, there is just one official diagnosis: autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. The word "spectrum" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. It means autism shows up differently... Continue Reading

Does your child quote whole lines from a favorite show, repeat a phrase you said yesterday, or use a string of words that does not quite fit the moment? For many children, especially autistic children, this is a... Continue Reading

Toe walking is common in little ones who are still finding their feet, and most of the time it fades on its own. Sometimes, though, it sticks around, and many parents start to ask whether toe walking and autism are... Continue Reading

You walk into a session and your child's RBT is holding up a card. She says, "Touch the cat." Your child reaches, hesitates, then picks the dog. The RBT gently guides his hand toward the cat. Five minutes later, she... Continue Reading

The vacuum cleaner kicks on, and your two-year-old falls apart. The grocery store lights make him hide his face in your shoulder. He pulls the tag out of every shirt before he will wear it. Or maybe the opposite is... Continue Reading