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For the parent of an autistic child, knowledge truly is power, as it helps one to understand how to approach the child and handle one's own mixed emotions.

Parents with a special needs child  who are also counselors, share helpful personal and professional information with other parents on a similar journey. 

Hi! I’m Jamie! All signs point to me being autistic 🤔 This is news to me! Do I get a formal diagnosis? I haven’t decided yet but I’d love to share my realizations ❤️ Suddenly my whole life makes sense and it's a lot to process. BUT!!! I feel like this discovery has thrown me into a huge directional purpose in my life for the autistic community. Please email me with questions & comments, I'd love to hear from you! Spiritualonthespectrum@gmail.com

Hi, I’m Keegan Fleigner. When I was in first grade, I was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. Since that time, sports have played a huge role in changing my life. So I want to show the world how all kinds of sports can help all kinds of people with all kinds of mental and emotional challenges. Welcome to Sports on the Spectrum. The purpose of Sports on the Spectrum is to provide a forum for athletes and coaches with social, emotional and/or developmental health conditions (like Autism, ADHD, Bi-Polarity, Depression, etc.) where sports has been life changing in ...

The step-by-step guide discusses various aspects of how autism is perceived, explores how best to speak up for individual needs and introduces advocacy for the wider autistic community. Each step outlines one vital aspect of advocacy and allyship, such as emphasizing acceptance, avoiding assumptions and assuming competence. The advice and strategies laid out in this guide center the wisdom and experiences of autistic people and enable the listener to confidently speak up with insight and understanding.

In Morant's "Letters to My Son, Rōman," an authentic real-time journal, the author of the #1 release, "The Happy Has Been," shares his personal love letters to his son, Rōman, begun while still occupying Mom's belly. It was later, before Rōman's second year, that he was diagnosed with "severe autism," non-verbal in nature.

This bundle is an essential guide to understanding and living with autism, designed to help those who have autism or know someone with autism to better understand this complex condition. The bundle includes audiobooks that cover a range of topics, from the basics of autism to more advanced strategies for living a fulfilling life with autism.

Given the great deal of attention paid to music and autism, it is surprising to discover that autistic people have rarely been asked to account for how they themselves make and experience music or why it matters to them that they do. In Speaking for Ourselves, renowned ethnomusicologist Michael Bakan does just that, engaging in deep conversations - some spanning the course of years - with 10 fascinating and very different individuals who share two basic things in common: an autism spectrum diagnosis and a life in which music plays a central part.

As terapias baseadas na ciência ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis, ou como é conhecida em português, Análise Aplicada do Comportamento) são comprovadamente as mais eficazes para ampliar o repertório e a independência de crianças autistas ou com atrasos no desenvolvimento. Com o passar dos anos, essa ciência foi sendo aperfeiçoada, a partir de muitos estudos e pesquisas, chegando a práticas cada vez mais humanizadas, divertidas, motivadoras e com resultados de excelência.

A mother tells an insightful story about her son, Ade, growing up with autism. She shares some of Ade's struggles, how he found words again, his academic challenges, and the discovery of his latent gifts and passions, as well as hopes for his future. Through every step of this journey with Ade, the mother's love and faith became wind to his sails. Though written from a mother's perspective, each chapter of this book ends with lessons learned. These lessons are full of practical strategies and suggestions to encourage and empower us with children diagnosed with autism.