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Tips for adapting love languages to meet the needs of kids with ASD Written By: Jennifer Ammacher, M.A. Like all parents, the parents of children with Autism and related disorders want to express unconditional love and support for their kids. In fact, feeling unable to express love and care is one of the biggest frustrations …

Sensory friendly store hours and film screenings are more inclusive for children with autism. More and more businesses and other groups have begun partnering with families in the autism community to offer special, sensory friendly events. If you’re the parent of a kid on the autism spectrum, then you know that completing everyday tasks like running …

Activities That Build Oral Motor Skills Are Important For Kids With Autism Although oral motor skills are often overlooked, they are extremely important for children with autism to develop. Kids who are constantly chewing or biting clothing, pencils, their own hands, or other inappropriate objects are usually seeking proprioceptive or tactile stimulation through their mouths. …

In addition to vestibular activities like swinging and rocking, the deep pressure stimulation provided by proprioceptive sensory integration activities is essential to help all children grow and develop. Fortunately, there are some easy, fun at home activities that you can do to help your child with autism get much-needed deep pressure stimulation. Proprioceptive Sensory Integration Activities …