This Month's Highlights
Time Blindness: Struggling to Be on Time
Understanding time blindness and having some strategies can help manage it.
Jeremy Brown
Navigating Public Behaviors: Practical Tips for Parents
An advocate with lived experience provides ways to understand and prepare for public meltdowns.
Alicia Trautwein
Q&A with Dr. Temple Grandin
This month, Dr. Temple Grandin answers questions about teens and transitioning to adulthood.
Dr. Temple Grandin, PhD
Helping Your Teen Manage Social Isolation
Here are ways to help your teen if they struggle to connect and form friendships.
Ali Perkinson, EdD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D
When Emotional Moments Don’t Feel Resolved
Connection is possible, even when emotional interactions are not fully resolved.
Ariadne Brill, MSc Psychology
Understanding Nonverbal Episodes
When parents understand why nonverbal episodes occur, they can better support their child.
Susan Berkowitz, MS, CCC-SLP, Ret., MEd
Success Story: On Presuming Competence
A grandmother describes her grandson’s success in crossing the finish line of a running course.
Lucinda Kennaley
The Homework Struggle: Making Learning Easier at Home
Here are some strategies to make homework less challenging.
Robin Rettie, MEd
Felt Safety: Creating Security When the World Feels Too Big
What is “felt safety,” and how can parents create this for their child?
Alexander Levi Campbell, MS
Ask Dr. Malcolm
Dr. Malcolm answers parents’ questions and concerns about their autistic children.
Ronald I. Malcolm, EdD
Managing Life Stress Beyond High School
Having the right strategies in place can help reduce the stresses of moving into adulthood.
Susan M. Tatem, LPTA, CGIP
King of the Waves
How one doctor learned as a child that everyone is capable of love and has treasures to share.
Maggie Kozel, MD
Dear Readers,
September is often a slide into a new school year with vibrant fall-themed decorations promising a brilliant beginning to learning. Yet, many parents are wondering and worrying how their “little leaf” will fare on the tree of knowledge. Will they hang on to their branch through all the gusts and downpours or hit the ground after the first chilly breeze? If they are beginning at a new school or continuing at a former one with a new IEP in place, each day might be a challenging blast that shakes their grip.
“Surviving Challenges with Autism” is our theme this month, and while every parent worries about upcoming challenges, autism families know that challenges can seem to swirl around the corner unexpectedly. We hope the articles this month provide you with more knowledge and understanding to help and support your child, teen, or adult. Hopefully, they can have that steady foundation and a firmer hold to hang in there, no matter what they encounter. You’ve got this, caregivers; now “leaf” a little time for yourselves. Happy fall!
Happy reading!
Sharon Longo
Editor
Autism Parenting Magazine
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