Routines are essential for neurodivergent kids at the best of times, but particularly in this uncertain environment of COVID-19. Sandra provides us with some brilliant tips for how to navigate this tricky issue.
Is ABA damaging to autistics? Resident researcher, Sullivan Swift, takes an in-depth look at the research evidence…
Jim Hoerricks, PhD, breaks down the idea ‘Should we even be treating autism?’. What do you think?
Across the world, mainstream schooling systems are failing our neurodivergent children. Sharon explains how online schooling proved the perfect alternative for her autistic son.
Read part 2. of eleven-year-old, Will Hare’s, remarkable story of premature birth and the challenges it brought to his brain. Part 2 discusses the groundbreaking neurological treatment that subdued Will’s many difficult symptoms.
Guest author, 11-year-old, Will Hare, writes a two-part exclusive for Planet Neurodivergent telling of the diagnosis and treatment that lead to him no longer being trapped in his own body.
The history of the Asperger’s diagnosis, including it’s roots with Hans Asperger, it’s incorporation into the ASD diagnosis with the onset of the DSM-V, and the type of people it impacts.
Sometimes, obtaining an autism diagnosis for your child isn’t a straightforward, linear process. Sharon tells the story of her son’s diagnosis and how it makes her feel. Can you relate?
Adults and kids affected by developmental conditions fall prey to subtle forms of degradation that erode confidence levels and self-esteem. Guest writer, Michele Pitts-Brown shows us how to detect and then overcome these microaggressions.
You don’t need to be a superparent this holiday season. Keep it together for you and your neurodivergent kids with these fab tips from Sandra.
Christmas can be a difficult time for kids on the spectrum. Be it coping with changes in routine, overwhelm from festive decorations or guests, difficulties with food, or general anxieties. Sharon blogs about how her 10-year old autistic son coped ...
Sharon identifies the positives in her adult anxiety diagnosis and her son’s and niece’s autism.