For Parents

Have you ever wondered how you can help your child regulate themselves when they are having a meltdown? Or how to get them energised when they are feeling bored? If you have doubts like these, then let’s dive into the ‘Zones of Regulation’ and how we can use it to better understand our child’s emotions […]

Autistic children, like my son Arif, often struggle to understand abstract concepts like social dynamics, new situations, and transitions from one activity to the next. A helpful tool that we often use to help him understand things and feel more prepared, is social stories. We use social stories to help him better understand what’s going

If your child has been attending occupational or speech therapy sessions regularly for some time, then you probably have a pretty good idea by now about what goes on in those one-to-one sessions. But what if your child’s therapist or school suggests that they join group therapy? If you’re wondering whether your child could benefit

When my eldest son was 16, he told me that he wanted to become a chef someday. And now, two years later, he has followed his dreams and is studying culinary arts. But he’s not the only “chef in training” in our household. My 8-year old, Arif, who is autistic , also likes to spend

In today’s blog, I’d like to get a little more personal, and write to you from the heart. As a mother of a child with autism, there were times in the past when I struggled to look after myself, and I didn’t even realise it at the time. Things were particularly challenging for me when

As your child grows, and inches towards toddlerhood, they will develop a sense of self-awareness and begin to assert their independence. However, alongside their budding independence, they’re also likely to develop resistant behaviours, non-compliance and defiant reactions. While asserting independence is an essential phase in their growth and development, your toddler’s determination to do things

When my son was diagnosed with autism, ‘stimming’ was one of the things that I had to quickly learn about. Once I found out what stimming was, some of my son’s unique behaviours, which had puzzled me before, began to make sense. I understood why he would sometimes need to spin round and round for

Has your child ever bitten or been bitten by another child? During the preschool years, biting is a common cause of concern, and is a frequently-reported injury. While it happens quite regularly, it is no less distressing for the child who was bitten, their parents, as well as the parents of the child who did

My son Arif is 7 years old. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when he was two and a half years old. Raising a child with autism comes with its own set of unique challenges. At the time of the diagnosis, I knew nothing about autism, so it has been a continuous learning curve.