Meeting Your Child’s Communication Needs – AT
Assistive Technology does not have any devices that are suitable for my non verbal autistic 4 year old son in the EC program. I have videotaped him using an iPad. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Autism
Treatment for Kids with Autism – Removing a Barrier!
Legislative efforts are under way to change the North Carolina statute that creates an artificial barrier to treatment for children with Autism. Creative Legislative Solutions is working to affect changes Continue Reading →
Recovering Expert Witness Fees
ISO Stories about Parents Who Could Not Afford Expert Witnesses for Due Process Without experts, parents and students with disabilities have little chance of success in due process hearings, and Continue Reading →
Autism Insurance Reform Initiatives 2011
The issue of insurance covering ABA therapy for children with autism is a big issue for families in many states and for military families moving from state to state. Although Continue Reading →
Autism Lives Daily in Our House
For Brian and me, the autistic behaviors of Jack, our now six year old son, first appeared at age 10 months. Nearly one year later, we finally received the diagnosis Continue Reading →
My Great Kid – “Help My Kid” Giveaway
My Great Kid offers a special “thank you” to all of their friends (and ours) with a special “Help My Kid Giveaway” in honor of Autism Awareness Month (and oddly Continue Reading →
Melody’s Success Story: “The Time I Realized My Brother was Different”
Jackie Igafo-Te’o says she had a “surreal feeling” when she saw two of her children on television. Melody, 13, and her brother, Michael, 15, were featured in a two-minute Disney Continue Reading →
HBO’s ‘Temple Grandin’ Offers Inside Look At Autism
Disability Scoop: HBO’s ‘Temple Grandin’ Offers Inside Look At Autism When Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism at age three, a doctor recommended she be placed in an institution. Instead, Continue Reading →
Gathering Evidence to Make Your Case
We just found out our non-verbal 13 year old son with autism spectrum disorder was being locked in a containment room when he failed to comply with his aide’s instructions. Continue Reading →
Child Diagnosed with Autism, School Won’t Help
I had a question from JH today asking about an “educational diagnosis” of autism. Here’s what she asked. “What do you do when your child has been diagnosed with autism Continue Reading →
