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Tips for Restaurant Dining
I have stopped going to restaurants with my child. He doesn’t eat what’s on the menu. He doesn’t sit at the table and usually causes a scene. What can I do to make going out to dinner a family event? Restaurants require children with autism to negotiate a variety of visual, auditory, and olfactory information.…
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Halloween Tips
Halloween is coming up and I would like to try Trick-or-Treating with my child. Is there anything I can do to make it more successful? Halloween trick-or-treating requires a variety of skills from sensory tolerance of costumes to the social exchange of receiving candy at the door. Practice and preparation can help make Halloween successful…
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Winter Clothing
I cannot get my child to wear hats and gloves and other cold weather gear during the winter. Does anybody else feel this way?Parents often mention how difficult it is to get their child with autism to wear and keep on hats, gloves and other winter weather apparel during the cold winter months. This can…