Table of Contents
7 EDUCATING YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATOR:
SIMPLE STEPS TO CREATE A SAFE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
Learn how a mom and teacher uses her skills to
introduce methods to help students with autism in
the classroom.
Kimberly C. Reeves, MEd
22 WHEN FAMILY AND FRIENDS REJECT THE
DIAGNOSIS
A mother shares her experience with the familial
rejection of her child’s diagnosis and later reconciliation.
Rita Roem
24 WHEN SHOULD MY CHILD WITH ASD GET A JOB?
Find out why and when your child should start gaining
job experience.
Rachel Bédard, PhD
11 TOP WAYS TO IMPROVE FINE MOTOR SKILLS
THROUGH COLORING
Discover ways to build fine motor coordination through
coloring from the beginner skill level to the more
developed.
Rebecca Connick, MOT, LOTR
14 THREE TIPS TO FINDING THE RIGHT THERAPIES
AND THERAPISTS FOR YOUR CHILD
Learn three things to keep in mind when making
decisions about the therapy your child with autism
receives.
Annette Nuñez, PhD, LMFT
18 THE MANY WAYS
EARLY INTERVENTION
CHANGED MY SON’S
LIFE
Read a personal account
from a mother who
advocates for her son and
explains how his diagnosis
changed life for the better.
Emily Ransom
20 TOP WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY BOND
WHEN A SIBLING HAS AUTISM
Discover ways to integrate your child with autism with
his/her neurotypical siblings to create a wholesome,
balanced family environment.
Adina Frankel, MS Ed, BCBA, NY-LBA
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27 6 THINGS TO DO WHEN THE WORLD CAN'T SEE
YOUR CHILD'S ASD
Find new ways to educate people when autism is
invisible to the world.
Heidi Zuniga, MA, MSLS
30 WHAT'S NEW ON THE
BOOKSHELF?
INSIGHTFUL BOOK GIVES
YOUNG READERS UNIQUE LOOK
AT THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLES
OF AUTISM
Told from the unique perspective
of a fly on the wall, Deanna K.
Klingel’s story chronicles the
adventures of a young girl with
autism and her irrepressible dog
in wartime England.
32 MY CHILD WITH AUTISM IS AFRAID TO HAVE
VISION CHECKED
Learn some general guidelines to follow to reduce
anxiety when taking your child with autism to an
ophthalmologist for the first time. The article includes
a social story.
Dr. Ron Malcolm