A Worried Mom Asks My 21-year-old daughter is at university, studying a specialized course and living away from home. She doesn’t have a formal autism diagnosis, but both she and I suspect she might be on the spectrum. She’s bright and has two strong passions, one of which she’s pursuing in her studies. She hasn’t […]
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Tom Asks We have a 24-year-old son, Alfred, who lives at home. He was diagnosed with autism at 17 and also experiences depression. He’s tried medication and therapy in the past, but hasn’t found a good fit with any of the professionals he’s seen. He successfully completed elementary school, high school, and earned a bachelor’s […]
IH asks (Part 2) The psychologist encourages us parents to practice various social skills with our autistic child – everything from playing games and building Lego together, to role-playing and practicing social phrases. I shared this in a Facebook group and received a lot of criticism – people said it was wrong and would damage […]
IH Asks We have a child with Autism Level 1, possibly Level 2. They are soon to undergo an assessment for Intellectual Disability (ID), and the child is nearly 7 years old. Our child is significantly behind their peers academically and socially. However, they’ve recently started to show an interest in letters. How can an […]
Anna Asks I’m really struggling with logical reasoning tasks, but a recent cognitive assessment with a psychologist still indicated average intelligence. I keep making silly mistakes – the most recent was putting my compression socks on over my regular socks while I was providing care for a client! I took a quick online IQ test […]