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Many children with autism engage in stimming behaviors to help self-soothe or communicate needs. Learn about what about the benefits and concerns regarding stimming, and helpful strategies you and your care team can implement to prevent harmful stimming.

Nearly half of children diagnosed with autism tend to wander away from safe areas. Equipping yourself and your child’s care team with a game plan if this occurs is essential. In this article, learn about a few helpful strategies you can implement to prevent and reduce cases of wandering in your child.

Helping your child navigate behavioral outbursts can be overwhelming. Read on to learn a few helpful tips you can implement with your child’s care team to help support them through these challenges.

Everybody everywhere does everything they do for one of four reasons. They either want something, something feels good to them, they want attention, or they’re trying to get out of something.

Play is essential for a child’s development. While children with autism may face challenges in the development of their interactive play skills, they can close the gap with some support from caregivers and therapy providers.

One common overwhelming activity for children with autism is getting dressed by themselves, especially considering how stimulating the process can be. 

The total cost a family will spend on autism-related items and services will vary depending on a wide range of factors. Those that fully invest in the best private schools, activities, equipment, and intensive therapy can expect to spend tens of thousands of dollars per year. 

Parenting children with autism can pose certain challenges, and one of the most common problems that many moms and dads report is a struggle to get their children to listen. In this guide, we'll look at some strategies and methods you can use to improve your child’s listening and general conversation skills.

Autism is a very common disorder. One of the most common challenges parents of children with autism face is getting their kids to eat enough and to eat healthy foods.

Having a child with autism can mean additional expenses for a family. There may be costs connected to insurance, therapy, special equipment, caregiving, and so on. Medicaid is one of several programs that exist to ease the financial burden on families and make it easier for them to obtain care for their children.