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Sensory Processing Awareness Month: Understanding Sensory Sensitivities in Autism 

Your child covers their ears when the vacuum turns on. They’ll only wear one pair of soft pants. They spin, jump, or crash into the couch over and over. Or they don’t seem to notice when they scrape a knee. These aren’t random quirks. For many children with autism, they come from differences in how the brain takes in and responds to sensory information.  October is Sensory Processing Awareness Month, a good time to look at what sensory differences are,

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Halloween Is a Skill-Building Season: A Behavior-Minded Guide for Autism Families

Most Halloween advice for autism families is about getting through the night. This year, try something different: treat Halloween as a few weeks of practice for skills your child will use long after the candy is gone. Think about what one short trip down the block asks of a child. They wait in line, knock on a stranger’s door, make a request, take one item, say thank you, and move on. They handle a change in routine, wear new clothes,

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Meltdowns vs. Tantrums: What’s the Difference and How Should Parents Respond?

If you are the parent of an autistic child, you have almost certainly been in the middle of an intense behavioral episode in a public place — the grocery store, a birthday party, the school pickup line — and felt the weight of other people’s stares. Maybe you have heard a version of “that child just needs better discipline.” Maybe you have even wondered it yourself in a particularly depleted moment. Here is what we want you to know: what

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