ABA Therapy and Autism in Girls: What Parents and Families Need to Know
At a Glance Why girls are often diagnosed later: Autism is diagnosed 3x more often in boys than girls — not because it’s less common in girls, but because the diagnostic tools and clinical frameworks were built on male presentations. Girls often mask their autistic traits in ways that delay recognition for years. What masking […]
How to Talk to Your Child About Their Autism Diagnosis
You’ve sat with this question before — maybe right after the diagnosis appointment, or late at night staring at a folder of paperwork: Do I tell them? How do I even begin? That uncertainty is one of the most common — and least talked-about — parts of the early autism journey. You don’t want to […]
Getting an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult: What It Means and What Comes Next
Receiving an autism diagnosis as an adult is one of those moments that splits time in two — everything before it, and everything after. For many people, especially parents who first heard the words “your child has autism” and then slowly started to recognize themselves in those same descriptions, the moment is layered with emotions […]
Early Signs of Autism in Toddlers and Young Children: What Parents Need to Know
There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles in when you notice something feels different about how your child is developing. Maybe it’s that they don’t look up when you call their name. Maybe it’s that they’ve stopped using words they had a few months ago. Maybe it’s an instinct you can’t quite name — […]