Parents with Autistic Children Together - PACT

02/14/2021

https://www.autism.org/implementing-special-diets/

Tips and Strategies With 30 years of data supporting growing evidence that dietary intervention is an effective treatment for autism, all too often we hear … My doctor says there’s nothing to this diet thing. My kid never has diarrhea so he’s not a candidate for the diet That diet’s too hard...

06/28/2020

Emotional world on the spectrum! The "delayed effect"

Many people see this delayed effect once the child comes home from school. If they are strong enough to "hold it together" at school, then the stress comes out as soon as they come home. When the parent approaches the school, they simply report that the child is doing well there. However, these children need the same supports (less demands, sensory diet, frequent breaks, physical activity, etc.) as the child who acts out frequently at school. We must realize that "holding it in" can be damaging to the nervous system, and take a great toll on the children.

03/30/2020

https://youtu.be/tCBrBnyRTXg

A very good class for preK and K level

03/20/2020

For our older kids:

Autism and Coronavirus: Helping Students Understand - Linda Hodgdon :usevisualstrategies.com/autism-coronavirus-helping-students-understand/ Why do we need to tell students with autism about the Coronavirus? Because most students with autism already know about it. Linda Hodgdon shares how using visu...

03/20/2020

Autism survival tools!

Autism Survival Toolbox: Essentials parents MUST HAVE to manage during this challenging Coronavirus timeWhat is an Autism Survival Toolbox? It’s a little collection of visual tools. They are easy to put into practice but they will make a huge difference in how you and your child with autism surviv...

03/15/2020