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5 Ways to Help Yourself as an Adult with Autism at Work
April 4, 2025
Sometimes navigating the workplace as a young adult with autism can feel like walking through a maze that was not designed with you in mind. So often, work environments cater to neurotypical standards, and the subtle social cues, unspoken rules, and sensory demands can present challenges many colleagues don’t even…
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4 Ways To Help Your Child with Autism Self-Regulate
April 4, 2025
Emotional regulation is the ability to understand, manage, and respond to an emotional experience in an appropriate way. For children with autism, this can be incredibly difficult. They often experience heightened sensory sensitivity, challenges with communication, and higher levels of anxiety. The goal of emotional regulation, then, is to help the…
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How to Prevent Summer Regression for Children with Autism
April 4, 2025
We are deep into summer now, and though this season provides a welcome break from the school routine, for many children with autism, it can also exacerbate what’s known as the “summer slide”. Did you know that many children with autism can experience setbacks in both academic and social skills during these…
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Does My Child with Autism Have Sensory Processing Disorder?
April 4, 2025
Parenting an autistic child means endless questions, like “Is this autism, or is this developmental?” One thing many parents find themselves questioning is whether their child’s sensory sensitivities are a typical aspect of autism, or signs of SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). Sensory Processing Disorder is characterized by the brain’s difficulty…
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How to Build Self-Advocacy Skills in Your Autistic Child
April 4, 2025
As our children grow, so much time is spent focused on their education, wondering if they will have satisfactory employment and if they will be able to live on their own. Yet, the ability to self-advocate is what most determines the quality of a person’s life. Self-advocacy is the ability…
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A Review of AAC Devices and Who They Can Help
April 4, 2025
Most parents will never know the difficulty of trying to communicate with a child who struggles to speak. If you have a non-speaking or primarily non-speaking child, you are all too familiar with the endless desire to simply understand what your child wants at any given moment. As a parent…
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How to Create a Care Map for Your Child with Autism
April 4, 2025
Between therapies, groups, and specialists, when you have a child on the autism spectrum, you probably feel as if your schedule is always booked solid. Beyond that, keeping up with all of this, and making the most of your resources, is a feat all on its own. A care map…
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How To Prepare a Child with Autism for a Birthday Party
April 4, 2025
If your child with autism has received an invitation to a birthday party, you likely have mixed feelings: excitement they were included in the festivities, and dread of all the possibilities this unpredictable event might hold. For a child with autism, attending a birthday party can be both exciting and…
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4 Tips for Holiday Gatherings for Children with Autism
April 4, 2025
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness. It is also a time of crowds, bright lights, loud music, and rushed activities. For children with autism, this presents a unique set of challenges due to sensory sensitivities, changes in routine, and social expectations. Preparing for and navigating…
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5 Tips to Deal with After-School Meltdowns
April 4, 2025
All day, your child’s experience is completely planned out. They listen to someone else’s directions, are told where and how to sit, and receive reminders to focus, on top of the plethora of sensory needs not having a chance to be met. That sets the stage for something many parents,…
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When and How to Seek OOD Placement: Part 2
April 4, 2025
When and How to Seek OOD Placement When a parent of a child with autism or other special needs begins their partnership with the local school district, everyone is optimistic. Maybe the first, second, or even fifth IEP meeting was productive and with good intentions, and the teachers and therapists…
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When and How to Seek OOD Placement: Part 1
April 4, 2025
For all children, and particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), receiving appropriate educational services is vital for their growth and development. But what if you have argued for years for the substantial services your child is receiving at school, and they are not making the expected progress? What if…
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Anthony M.
“At Gersh Academy we feel like we are among family, like we are at home. We know that our son is comfortable, it is a very nurturing place. Academically he is flourishing and socially he is much more outgoing; more comfortable in his own skin and his surroundings. Since coming to Gersh Academy he is more verbal. He used to give us one word answers and now he tells us what’s going on.”
Donna B.
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Jose R.
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