New Ways to Teach Children with Autism
Echolalia as a Learning Strategy Looking for a good read? Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind is a real gem. It’s a …
Employment for Adults with Autism, Part 2
In Part 1 of this interview, FamilyAffaires.com Contributor Dr. Robert Nasseef discussed with Family Expert, Roseann Vanella the growing issue of employment …
Employment for Adults with Autism, Part I
Employment for adults with autism is a huge concern for parents of these special needs individuals. Many adults with autism are capable of having full time …
Special Needs Parents, Moments of Joy
Not Available on Demand His 5 year old boy was not interested in playing catch with his father. Instead he kept placing a marble at the top of his marble run …
Reflections on Awareness, Acceptance, and Appreciation
Lessons from a Father of a Son with Autism Every individual on the autism spectrum has strengths as well as challenges. Awareness is just the beginning for …
The Controversy, Autism and Vaccines
Just Google Autism and Vaccines and 7,110,000 hits come up instantly. This may be one of the greatest controversies of our time. There are 3 theories when it …
The Father Factor for Raising Children with Special Needs
Men have a hard time talking about facing things they can’t fix. They feel powerless and inept when they can’t simply work harder to fix their child’s …
Children with Special Needs Have No Borders
Learning to Pause and Connect The sense of excitement was palpable as I paused and took in the sight of over 500 people from 32 countries. I was honored to be …
3 Tips for Gift Giving for Special Needs Kids
The holiday shopping frenzy extracts much of the joy and excitement out of this season for many people. Parents of special needs kids especially struggle with …
Fathers of Special Needs Children
There was more than enough suffering to go around. For the most part, the shock and awe of the original diagnosis had worn off as 49 fathers of special needs …