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Indoor Activities for Kids with Autism

Every parent knows that keeping kids occupied indoors can be a challenge. And with months of stay-at-home time due to the Covid-19 outbre...

Ashley Musial

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How to Keep Kids Thriving During the COVID-19 Crisis

With Coronavirus shutting down both schools and offices, parents face a brand-new challenge: educating and entertaining their children wh...

Ashley Musial

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How to Overcome Meal Time Challenges

Meal time can be a challenging time for kids with autism, here are a few challenges and solutions we've encountered:

Ashley Musial

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Best Sensory-Friendly Activities for Winter

Every Chicagoland parent knows that keeping kids occupied in cold-weather months can be a challenge.And if your child has Autism Spectrum...

Ashley Musial

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Top 5 Myths About Kids with Autism

There are so many misconceptions about kids with autism. And as parents of a child with autism, my husband and I have heard many firsthan...

Ashley Musial

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How to Use “Time Banking” and “Reinforcement” to Help Your Child Develop

Every parent has been there: you try to get your child to pay attention, try a new skill or develop a new behavior, and they just won’t l...

Ashley Musial

3 min

How to Build a Relationship with Your Child

If you have a child with autism, or have even heard someone talk about autism, chances are you’ve heard others say people with Autism Spe...

Ashley Musial

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The Best Sensory-Friendly Attractions in Chicagoland

Kids with autism and other challenges sometimes experience “sensory overload” at public events, performances, museums and other large gat...

Ashley Musial

2 min

Why ABA is so Effective at Building/Teaching New Skills

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy is now the most well-researched and most validated treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder, endors...

Ashley Musial

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How to Understand and Eliminate Tantrums, Part 2

In Part 1 of this post, we talked about why children tantrum and how to develop some basic skills. Now, we’ll look at specific situations...

Ashley Musial

3 min

How to Understand and Eliminate Tantrums, Part 1

Kids are wonderfully bright and capable of achieving new skills every day. As parents, we marvel at how they persist in acquiring new wor...

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