There are many different treatments available for children who are diagnosed with autism, or any of the developmental disorders covered under the umbrella Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD. One of the leading treatments available is called applied behavioral analysis, or ABA therapy. In fact, ABA therapy is the preferred treatment method for many children who […]

Children with autism typically face challenges with speech and communication1. They often struggle to not only understand how others communicate, but also how to express what they are feeling and what they want or need. Communication is one of the basic skills that everyone needs to grasp to succeed in life. That’s why it’s so […]

Identifying when applied behavioral analysis, or ABA therapy, can be useful for children is often a relatively simple task. When a child has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or other developmental disabilities, ABA therapy is often turned to as a tried-and-true treatment. ABA therapy is based on scientific principles1, and continued research has […]

Asperger’s syndrome is one developmental disorder that today is wrapped under Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. While it’s technically no longer a separate disorder, there are many people outside the medical and professional fields who still refer to it as such. Some of the symptoms of Asperger’s are similar to other autism severities. At the […]

Autism spectrum disorder can’t be diagnosed through a biological test. Instead, it must be done based off certain characteristics that an individual displays in their behaviors. Because of this, many people fail to fully recognize some of the signs of autism in babies until they’re a little older. In fact, most children aren’t diagnosed with […]

Autism can be confusing to people who aren’t directly involved in the diagnosis and/or treatment of the disorder. Much of this confusion can be attributed to the fact that autism, and our knowledge of it, has evolved quickly over the last 10 or so years. What we know of autism today is much different than […]

With the sharp increase of autism diagnoses in recent years, researchers have sought to find out what the causes of the development disorder are. It’s become well-known that part of the reason why there has been such a spike in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder is likely because the diagnosis criteria for the disorder have […]

Asperger syndrome sometimes gets confused with other developmental disorders. In fact, people are often confused about what Asperger syndrome is and whether it’s the same or different from autism. Asperger syndrome, often referred to simply as Asperger’s is a developmental disorder just like autism. And, until 2013, it was categorized as a separate disorder. That […]

When children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, it’s natural for parents to experience a lot of different emotions. Feelings of sadness, regret, confusion and more are very common. The most pressing question that parents and caregivers have is whether a person with autism can live a normal life. This is perhaps the largest misconception […]