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Infantilization and Autism

As parents and caregivers, we only want what’s best for our children and those we are responsible for. We do everything we can to provide for them, to support them and to get them whatever they need and want. This is obviously a very good…
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Understanding Stigma in Autism

Our understanding of autism has come a long way in the last 20 years or so. A little more than 10 years ago, in fact, a new term was coined called autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which wrapped multiple neurodevelopmental disorders that shared…
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Autism and Tantrums

Almost all parents have experienced a time when their child threw a temper tantrum. Maybe it was because they didn’t get what they wanted, or they were hungry, tired or bored. Whatever the cause parents know that tantrums just come with…
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Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that, in varying ways and degrees, affects a child’s social interaction and communication abilities. It’s also characterized by repetitive behaviors and restrictive…
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis and CDD

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association coined the term autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In doing so, it created one big umbrella under which multiple neurodevelopmental disorders are now housed. This was done because the disorders were…