Bonita Darula

I felt my brother who had autism, was being the center of attack from family, friends, relatives, who were giving unwanted advice to my parents. Many mistakes were made talking to my parents about unwanted advice that was not necessary. What can be done to correct these mistakes?

I was visiting at a home of a friend of mine, who has an autistic child. I noticed he was listening to various sounds of treatment, that was music. I saw that he became more calm, relaxed, less stressful. I was curious and I had to know, what these sound treatments were and why it was making a difference in her child?

I was curious, so I went to a school to observe recess for autistic children. You may have a concern and ask the question, what is your autistic child doing during recess? Learn more

Are there clues that indicate autistic children identify with having learning deficits? Do they seem to struggle to imitate others? When new skills are being introduced, do they avoid spending time with other individuals? Do autistic children have a difficult time making eye contact or understanding facial expressions in other people? Could these be clues for identifying learning deficits in autistic children?

Communication for children with autism is one of the major obstacles. Many autistic children have a difficult time to express themselves verbally. Many do not retain or understand the information they receive. Now you can help solve that problem by making communication picture cards for your autistic child. But, how?

I have learned from my brother who has his disorder of autism, that he and our family needed to be integrated in our community with encouragement. We had to take steps to accomplish this. Find out how these steps were taken.

Your child who has autism should be taken into consideration for proper safety. The importance of having safety for your autistic child needs to be taken very seriously.

I remember when my father took my brother swimming, it was considered to be impossible for a child with autism to learn how to swim. But, was it possible?

I recently did some research about bright lights, fluorescent lights and sunlight, that can create problems for some autistic children. I started to read about these colored lens glasses. I had to find out more information and know what they were and what the effect is, by helping autistic children.

You as parent(s), caregiver(s), might want to consider having a date with your child to enjoy fun and play, which will help improve the social skills for your child.