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 Many parents with children that have Asperger’s know that there are going to be problems that arise having their children in a mainstream school. But are those problems a product of the child or of the system? Schooling so often these days is like a cookie cutter factory. Those that fall above or below the [...] . . . → Read More: Educating Children with Asperger’s Disorder  In the past, the Raising Resilient Children series has helped multitudes of families everywhere approach hard-to-discuss issues. Now, Dr. Robert Brooks and Dr. Sam Goldstein focus on autism spectrum with their new book, Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies for Maximizing Their Strengths, Coping with Adversity, and Developing a Social Mindset (McGraw-Hill Professional; [...] . . . → Read More: Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders  For children with Aspergers, friends are difficult to make and keep. When a child without Aspergers Syndrome makes friends, parents are not often involved in the choice of the friend or the facilitation of the friendship. In Aspergers children, however, the parent may need to be an active participant in helping the child make and [...] . . . → Read More: Supporting Your Child With Aspergers To Make Friends by Dave Angel  They say to understand a man you should walk a mile in his shoes, and that is ever more true if that man happens to be autistic.  Even as a child, Natalie Davis ’12 knew her younger brother Trevor was different.  The other day when I took my autistic child into the doctor for a routine checkup, I met a man named Jim who struck up a conversation with me. He was reading a very technical book about airplane mechanics, and was dressed as if his mother picked out his clothes. Jim told me all about [...] . . . → Read More: What’s the Difference Between Asperger’s and Autism?  They say to understand a man you should walk a mile in his shoes, and that is ever more true if that man happens to be autistic.  For caregivers of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients or children with autism, the fear of their loved one wandering away and becoming lost is ever-present. Unable to find their way home or function well independently, impaired individuals are at grave risk of injury—or even death—due to exposure to the elements or hazards [...] . . . → Read More: EmSeeQ Locator Device Aids in Returning Lost Boy with Autism |
 
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