Parenting an autistic child brings forth a unique set of joys and challenges but how do you support autism fixation on one person? Intense preoccupation with a particular individual can be both...

Do children with autism have sensory processing challenges? Sensory processing challenges affect a sizable portion of those with autism. The brain's ability to effectively register and...

We may think we are out of the woods and the world has moved on from COVID. We may think we have just moved on and now we are getting "back to normal."For many children, "back to normal" does not...

Music and speech have 3 main things in common: timing, pitch and timbre. Each of these 3 elements are essential to both speech and music and without an understanding of how to process them, you will...

Fixated behaviors, also known as perseverative behaviors or autism stimming, are common in neurodivergent individuals. Sometimes they can interfere with daily functioning and for others, they...

COVID has been hard. Many lost businesses and jobs. Many even lost loved ones and an unprecedented number lost their lives. There has been isolation, lack of contact with family, no physical...