Autistic Blog

What is guardianship? A guardianship often occurs for a lot of neurodiverse people, which means a parent/adult/guardian has the right to...

Did you know a lot of autistic people engage in masking? Masking ​is ​​​hiding or suppressing your true self to try to fit in or meet...

May is mental health awareness month! Did you know neurodivergent people are more likely to engage in masking due to avoiding negativity...

Did you know behaviors communicate something to people? Behaviors tells people what someone is communicating. It can be for any of the 4...

When a neurodiverse child reaches the age of 14, school case managers can begin talking with them about transitioning into adulthood....

When it comes to any kind of therapy services like ABA, gaining consent and assent from clients & their families is super important....

Who knows of a speech pathologist providing their own private practice!? Meet Luisa Rinaudo: Luisa Rinaudo Luisa graduated from Seton...

Its autism month! I think about how much I've grown throughout my life as an autistic. We all know autism is lifelong. It's important to...

Did you know there are organizations out there in the world to help families with neurodiverse children and adults? Meet Desiree Campos:...

Did you know there are resources and services to help parents navigate special education in school districts throughout the United...

Did you know play incorporates various skills and helps autistic people learn in their natural environment? In fact, there are different...

Remember the blog story I wrote earlier this month about the power of friendships? It all starts from building and developing rapport. No...

Personally, it was not easy for me to make friends at first. I didn't even know how to approach people if I wanted to become friends with...

I cannot tell you how many times that tantrums and meltdowns get mixed up by parents, professionals, teachers, etc. From my experiences...

Did you know we use reinforcement and punishment all of the time, not just in ABA therapy? Reinforcement and punishment are used...

I wanted to share my story again about receiving an autism diagnosis, since I gained a lot of new followers on my blog website and...

Did you know there are ABA therapy companies who mainly use telehealth? Meet my first guest in the new year: Photo Credits: Marissa...

Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year for autistic self-advocates and those who know someone with autism to create goals in order to...

Dear Mrs. Smith, I hope retirement has been going well and hope you see this letter one day online. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have...

I cannot even begin to tell you how many misconceptions there are about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I listed the most common...