Talking about social skills for an autistic child. My son's social skills service changed all within a two month period. And, not for the better. Here I'm talking about social skills for an autistic child. Social skills are more or less something that is universally lacking in children with autism. They need to be learned; social cues, communication, listening, responding to other appropriately. Social skills are something that every autistic child struggles to learn. Over a two month period, there was a change at my son's social skills … [Read more...]

When do you gear up for an autism fight? When parents have been been in this "autism business" for a while, we sometimes can feel a fight coming on.We've developed a radar, we see the signs. Your gut tells you that a new aide isn't working out or a program needs to be changed or your child needs a service that he or she isn't receiving. I've had that radar looming before. When do you gear up for an autism fight? One time, my child's social skills services was being provided by a California regional center. My child is a client of one of the … [Read more...]