About That Study on “Preventing” Autism Diagnoses, and How Autism Researchers Can Do Better
What if the headlines had read, “Autism doesn’t have to be a problem if children are understood and supported”?
Early Intervention
Conflicts of Interest in Early Autism Intervention Research: A Conversation with Dr. Kristen Bottema-Beutel
Once you start looking, it’s hard not to notice that a very large portion of early autism intervention research is conducted by the same people who designed the interventions, or who provide the intervention.
“Can My Child Ever Learn to Speak?” Authentic Communication and Autistic People
Trust that your autistic child can thrive alongside others, whether with spoken words, or not. Do not be afraid to tell the next salesperson, arriving with a false horror story about how your child will never achieve anything without their ‘Patented Treatment,’ that you have more confidence in your child than they do.
Early Ignorance
Karen Velez solodialogue.wordpress.com My son was diagnosed with autism in April of 2010. He was almost four years old when we received this news. It was not the shocking blow that I’ve heard other parents describe. For me, that blow came at Christmas 2009. To me, my son was always a “sensitive” child. I never
Early Screening: Ode to the MCHAT
Dr. Som The Pensive Pediatrician Editors’ Note: Some years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that childhood primary care physicians –family practice and pediatricians — screen for autism in well-child visits, as well as screening for other developmental delays. One autism screening tool is the M-CHAT, or Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, which
All His Base Are Belong To Him
Susan Senator www.susansenator.com When Benj was a very little guy, he used to sit on my lap at the beach, holding on tight to some little palm-sized truck or being. He did not like to move from there. I was his base. He took a long time to get himself into the sand, and even