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7 Steps To Communicating With A Young Autistic Person

Thanks to our vast experience with Autistic service users, we have been able to put together a 7 point list relating to Autism Care, on how to effectively communicate with a child with Autism. We aim to incorporate th…
Book Review: The Parents’ Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-

In The Parents’ Guide to Teaching Kids with Asperger Syndrome and Similar ASDs Real-Life Skills for Independence, Patricia Romanowski Bashe guides us through teaching life skills to kids with ASDs with average or…
The Seeds of Independence

Independence, that place where you can have chocolate for breakfast every single day if you want… but that you know you shouldn’t. It sounds simple enough for those of us who just do it but having a child…
Helping My Son Achieve Independence

This is how independence began for my son, Brandon almost fourteen years ago. I found Brandon a small bachelor apartment in a safe neighborhood. At first, we rode the busses together for several weeks until he could fi…
A Special Afternoon

A local organization, Becoming Independent, sponsored a children's party at Traintown last weekend. They gave away tickets to special needs children and their siblings. James and his sister were two of the lucky winn…
Everyday is Independence Day

Photo Courtesy: AspieWeb Independence Day is just around the corner and it became one of my favorite holidays fourteen years ago when Brandon became independent and free. At that time, I too found independence and fre…
IEP and Progression

Monday is HSB’s IEP meeting. Before vacation his case manager called and asked me to think about some goals that I would want for him for next year. I talked to hubby about it and we basically came up with self…
Autism: Choices and Options

Recently Brandon was being teased and bullied by a group of adults in his neighborhood. He told me about it, because it was out of his control and he didn’t know what to do. Over the years, I have had to becom…
The Secret Ingredient to Independence

As moms, we are asked, or better yet, we are expected to do everything when we are raising our children, but especially when we are raising children with autism and special needs. I am grateful that my son, Brandon ha…
Options and Choices for Autistic Individuals

Recently Brandon was being teased and bullied by a group of adults in his neighborhood. He told me about it, because it was out of his control and he didn’t know what to do. Over the years, I have had to become…