This is a guest post from Shannon Andreson, mother of a nine-year-old boy with autism. She is a writer and editor who is dedicated to building communities that serve families through nonprofits and small businesses. As part of this ...

This is a guest post from Shannon Andreson, mother of a nine-year-old boy with autism. She is a writer and editor who is dedicated to building communities that serve families through nonprofits and small businesses. As part of this ...

Supporting families of all kinds, starts with awareness Autism can be perplexing and overwhelming – meltdowns, rigidity and mysterious behaviors. This month we’re diving into that “puzzling” world and raising a bit of ...

Sigh… play time… again… CliningingWhich pediatrician certified “play” scheme this time? Where are the Montessori blocks, the “feelings” dolls and the build-you-own tepee kit? This is going to be a long day. As Moms we do ...

After my post last week on brains that can get stuck in the addictive cycle of stress I had several parents of children with Asperger’s ask me about their child’s social behaviors. Can “poor social outcome” stress lead to more ...

Young adults with Asperger’s who come to see me for Communication Coaching commonly wish to improve their social skills and perception so they can make friends and become more independent.  We explore ways to get out of repetitive ...

Is your child driving you bonkers by demanding your constant attention?  His brain may not be in a balanced state so try this wacky sandwich game to improve his brain chemistry… 1. Tell him you’d love to try a new game with him ...

On May 21st, we established that we need to get your child’s attention before attempting to teach her play skills. We also touched on the fact that this needs to be done by looking at things from her point of view.  We do this by ...

Before we teach play skills, we need to get your child’s attention.  We do this by entering her world and engaging with objects she likes in the space she prefers to be in. Parents often ask me how to get their child with autism to ...

Autism Speaks is the largest national autism science and advocacy organization (http://www.autismspeaks.org/ ). On April 19, Autism Speaks of Minnesota hosted an event at the Mall of America with guest speaker Jesse Saperstein.  Jesse ...