Autism

How to Support Children With Autism
Special needs

How to Support Children With Autism

When it comes to caring for autistic children, we can face seemingly endless highs and lows. Here's how to support them as caregivers.

Jan Stewart

4 minutes
How We Talk About Autism is Evolving
Special needs

How We Talk About Autism is Evolving

Author, Autism mom and Chair of Kerry’s Place Autism Services, Jan Stewart shares what you need to know.

Jan Stewart

4 minutes
How to Find Autism Services and Supports
Special needs

How to Find Autism Services and Supports

Resources available in both Canada and the US for families navigating an autism diagnosis

Jan Stewart

4 minutes
Back-to-School: Autism in the Classroom
Special needs

Back-to-School: Autism in the Classroom

VP of Autism Speaks shares strategies for a successful school year

Lindsay Naeder, MSW

5 minutes
Co-occurring Conditions with Autism
Special needs

Co-occurring Conditions with Autism

Autism expert shares why ADHD, anxiety and OCD are common conditions among autistic people.

Jan Stewart

5 minutes
My Child has been Diagnosed with Autism: What Next?
Special needs

My Child has been Diagnosed with Autism: What Next?

While a diagnosis may come with mixed feelings, it also means that you can move forward with services that will help the whole family.

Jan Stewart

5 minutes
Can Autism be Inherited? A Parenting Expert Weighs In
Special needs

Can Autism be Inherited? A Parenting Expert Weighs In

Why are some people autistic? An expert weighs in on what genetics have to do with it.

Jan Stewart

5 minutes
How Accurate are Online Autism Tests?
Special needs

How Accurate are Online Autism Tests?

Jan Stewart

4 minutes
Navigating Disney World with a Special Needs Child
Special needs

Navigating Disney World with a Special Needs Child

The services, landmarks and insider tips you need to make your trip to Disney World equally magical for everyone in your family

Dan Pitman

5 minutes
How Autism is Diagnosed and What to Expect in the Process
Special needs

How Autism is Diagnosed and What to Expect in the Process

Author, Autism mom and Chair of Kerry’s Place Autism Services, Jan Stewart shares what you need to know about how autism and diagnosed.

Jan Stewart

5 minutes
What is Autism? How to Recognize Signs and Symptoms
Special needs

What is Autism? How to Recognize Signs and Symptoms

Author, Autism mom and Chair of Kerry’s Place Autism Services, Jan Stewart shares what you need to know.

Jan Stewart

6 minutes
What it’s like to hear “everyone will get Omicron” when your kid is high-risk
Kids health

What it’s like to hear “everyone will get Omicron” when your kid is high-risk

As the parent of a kid with disabilities, I know most people don't care about kids like mine, but it hurts to hear people flout Omicron’s alleged mildness.

Charlotte Dobo

5 minutes
My son's autism diagnosis made me realize just how ableist I had been
Special needs

My son's autism diagnosis made me realize just how ableist I had been

Putting a label on my child’s glorious, sometimes confusing personality traits was harder than I expected. But my hesitation was really ignorance.

Natalie Stechyson

8 minutes
Why We Shouldn't Judge Teenagers Who Trick-or-Treat on Halloween
Tween and teen

Why We Shouldn't Judge Teenagers Who Trick-or-Treat on Halloween

Yes, their costumes appear half-assed, and sure, they may arrive a bit on the late side, but I say give the teens their candy. Here’s why.

Kristen Thompson

3 minutes
How to tell your child they have autism
Special needs

How to tell your child they have autism

Raina Delisle

13 minutes
6 myths about autism that way too many people believe
Special needs

6 myths about autism that way too many people believe

There's a lot of misinformation circulating about autism. We asked the experts what parents really need to know to decipher fact from fiction.

Arlene Karidis

5 minutes
When the pandemic is over, my family won't go “back to normal”
Special needs

When the pandemic is over, my family won't go “back to normal”

Missing trips to the movies and birthday parties is nothing new for some parents—pandemic parenting is actually a whole lot like disability parenting.

Kathy Heath

5 minutes
10 Best Weighted Blankets for Kids 2024
Special needs

10 Best Weighted Blankets for Kids 2024

Best weighted blanket for kids: Our favorite blankets designed to help soothe ADHD, anxiety and sleepless nights.

Bryce Gruber

5 minutes
How I knew my son had autism
Special needs

How I knew my son had autism

When I first questioned if everything was 'normal' with my son, people seemed shocked, but I could feel that something wasn’t quite right.

Lauren Flack

5 minutes
How my son’s autism taught me to say no
Special needs

How my son’s autism taught me to say no

I used to think I had to do it all—until my kid’s diagnosis gave me a much-needed reality check.

Alexandra Samuel

3 minutes
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