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Flying with an Autistic Child: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Support With summer just around the corner, I thought I’d share some of our experiences traveling with our boys. Vacationing or even heading out in public with neurodiverse children often comes with unique challenges. As flights and travel plans ramp up again, I wanted to recount [...]
Understanding Autism and Sport For anyone who knows Val and I, or follows our blogs on special needs children, they will know we place enormous emphasis on sport in Autism. Everyone knows that sport is important in child development, big deal do I hear you say? But let me tell you, in Autism it [...]
Conor goes canvassing with Hildegarde: Autism power! Hildegarde Naughton at work For anyone that knows Val and I, they will know we place huge importance on making sure our boys stay active in the community and understand the importance of giving back. And where best can anyone do this, than to participate [...]
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Conor takes on the sea: autism conquers ocean racing! As many of you know, Conor and his sailing team had been busy preparing for another major sports challenge: To be the first Aphasic autistic adult to helm a racing cruiser in a major ocean race. This endeavor has been followed by several blogs written [...]
For those who are regular readers of my blogs, speaking about the abilities of autistic children is a common theme. And in many of these blogs you will see sport pop up frequently particularly as we head into the summer months, as we are now. These blogs cover a host of outdoor (and some [...]
Opportunity Comes in Strange Places Many people today ask me how I knew the boys were intelligent as toddlers. I remember those early days vividly, when the only difference between the boys’ assessments seemed to be how severe the outlook was. By that point in my career, I had spent over 20 years in [...]
Good hearing makes life easier. You can hear what's going on around you (Whoa! It sounds like a truck's about to come around that corner!). You also can hear what other people are saying and hear what you're saying. That's important because then you know your words are coming out clearly, so others can [...]
Managing children’s behavior in public is a timeless struggle for parents. Having a child throw a major temper tantrum or act out in a public place, like Wal-Mart or Chili’s, is a horrifying event that most parents experience at least once, if not repeatedly with preschool and elementary children. It does not have to [...]
