Like to Travel?
That would be a NO!Although, I specifically said in my previous blog that I am not taking any smart comments regarding my hating to travel, most of my friends regressed to the annoying 3 year old stage...
View ArticleSocial Thinking Groups - Plano, TX
Social Thinking Groups offered in North Dallas for children and adolescents with a diagnosis of Autism, PDD, PDD-NOS, Asperger's Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disability, ADD/ADHD, Sensory Processing...
View ArticleGestures vs. Words
I have been watching a few superheroes movies lately which got me thinking… Let’s imagine a planet called Communication. The planed is protected by two powerful superheroes: Gestures and Words. Let’s...
View ArticleInsights
I recently had the opportunity to work with a few older individuals on the spectrum and I learned so much about their perception on the world around them. Here are a few thoughts:Cristina: “How did you...
View ArticleGoals
We all have goals for our children. Early on we decide on the goals we are shooting for, what is it that we trying to accomplish, where we want our children to be in a month, a year or ten years from...
View ArticleSchool Observations
Here we are a few weeks into the school year. Some parents may want to request for in home providers to go into school and observer the child. Requesting a classroom observation can be difficult and I...
View ArticleFriendship
Friendship is that special connection between two or more people that we all get to experience and enjoy. Making and keeping friends requires the most complex set of skills that we have. As one of my...
View ArticleQuick Fix Illusion
For about a year now, almost every time I meet a new family for consultative services or groups I get asked a variation on the following question: “Is my child going to be recovered?” and some times...
View ArticleBullying and Autism Spectrum Disorder - Help Needed
Hi everyone, Please take a minute to read the following message from a PhD student working on a project regarding bullying and ASD. Thank you, CristinaBullying and Autism Spectrum Disorderread more
View ArticleWhy Einstein Made It and My Child Can’t
If you have been in this field for a while you must have heard the Einstein analogy at some point. “Einstein didn’t talk until he was 5 and he ended up a genius”, “Einstein spent days at a time in...
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