"There are ways to uplift and support other parents and educate people ... without turning children into spectacles." ...

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When I began working with autistic adults, there was only one book I could find on the topic. It held a very narrow perspective on what autistic adults needed. Over the last 10 years, autism advocates ...

Marianne Bryan had no idea her three young children were autistic. But she did see they were struggling. There were meltdowns; one of the children banged their head against the floor. “Having a child ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. One day in September 2016, ...

Cornwall councillors have spoken emotionally about how difficult it is being the parents of children with autism when they are not getting the help they need, writes Local Democracy Reporter Lee ...

I think we can all agree that flying is hard no matter how old you are. Kids have an especially difficult time on planes, and, for neurodivergent kids, the challenge is even greater. Rochelle Johnson, ...

Managing a child's public meltdown is a scenario every parent dreads. Whether it happens in a bustling shopping mall, during ...

In school, I didn't understand how my classmates didn't need a system to avoid panic attacks. My parents tried to get me diagnosed, but since I was a successful kid, I slipped through the cracks. At ...