Why Medical Visits Can Be Difficult A visit to a hospital or clinic can be challenging for any child. For an autistic child, the experience may involve several unfamiliar and
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Special Interests Are More Than Hobbies Many autistic children develop strong interests in particular subjects, activities, objects, characters, systems, or ideas. A child may become deeply interested in vehicles, maps,
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Puberty Does Not Wait for Understanding Every child eventually experiences physical and emotional changes associated with puberty. For autistic children, these changes may require additional preparation because new sensations, unfamiliar
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Why Personal Boundaries Matter Every child deserves to understand that their body belongs to them. For autistic children, learning this principle may require particularly clear, concrete, and repeated teaching. Personal
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Anxiety Can Look Different in Autism Anxiety is something many children experience, but in autistic children, it may not always look like obvious worry or fear. A child may not
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BY DR OLUWATOSIN AKANDE Introduction A child who does not respond to his name by the age of two is, in many Nigerian households, simply thought to be stubborn, spoilt,
Parents often spend so much time thinking about therapy, school, communication, routines, and development that rest can begin to feel like something that should happen only after everything else is
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You ask your child a question. Nothing happens. You repeat yourself. Still nothing. You ask again, perhaps a little louder, wondering whether your child heard you. Eventually, they respond. For
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Change is part of life. Children move from one classroom to another. Families travel. Teachers change. Holidays end. New people enter the home. Routines shift. For many autistic individuals, however,
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For many families, school can become one of the most complicated parts of raising an autistic child. A child who seems happy at home may become distressed every morning before
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