Enda answers your questions
Enda talks about topics that were important on their journey, and shares news of their activities
Flying with your autistic child: tips
Can I take my autistic child on a flight? As we are seeing the first glimmers of the summer I thought I would write some posts speaking to our experiences with the boys traveling, [...]
Understanding Autism And Sport
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 [...]
Conor goes canvassing with Hildegarde
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 [...]
Conor blogs the October Series!
October series standard course October series short course Conor's sailing journey
Understanding the ecosystem
A parents journey: A dream realized The autism paradox: The ALL pilot studies:Diagnostics Conceptual language
Autism conquers ocean racing
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 [...]
Autism no limits, Conor takes on Galway Bay
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 [...]
Opportunities in autism
Opportunity comes in strange places Many people today ask me how I knew the boys were intelligent as toddlers. I remember back in those early days when the only difference between the boys’ assessments were [...]
Audiology and your first visit
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 [...]
Managing Children’s Behavior in Public: 5 Strategies that work!
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 [...]
Managing behaviors and the token economy
Once we got the boys communicating through our work with Disney videos, we needed to get their behavior under control. A wonderful therapist who worked largely with the deaf community recommended a token economy. [...]
Language is about life
Language is about life and life is for living I was working with a family last week and taking some time to understand how the ALL Toy Story (Disney / Pixar) learning content was [...]
The Power of Sound: A Therapy Worth Listening To?
The Power of Sound: A Therapy Worth Listening To? Auditory and language processing deficits can be multi-faceted and complex, and knowing where to turn to help a child with these challenges can be overwhelming [...]
3 Ways Technology Can Help Students with Autism
3 Ways Technology Can Help Students with Autism by Meghan Bogardus Cortez Twitter Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech: Focus on K–12. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. Digital tools have [...]
The Use of Technology in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Use of Technology in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Statistics released from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) indicate that 1 out of 68 children in the United States will be diagnosed with [...]