Kids Master Skills BLOG

The first few weeks of school often go smoothly. Everyone is fresh, polite, and hopeful. But for many Autistic students, that “honeymoon” depends on masking—suppressing natural regulation needs and social communication differences to blend in.

With Department of Education layoffs in the news over the past few days, I thought it might be helpful to share my understanding and interpretation of what this means to many people

First, what is echolalia? Echolalia is the repetition of words and phrases that SEEM irrelevant but may be meaningful to children. When...