High interest-fixation If you are a parent of an autistic child, then you understand the wave of fixations that can come over your child. My child gets fixated on costumes. The costumes become a way of expression for him, but they act more like his alter ego. His other self takes over to cope withContinue reading “Fixations for the Autistic Brain”
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Consequences for Behavior
Ruby Franke’s idea of consequences Consequences should encourage responsibility. In recent events, Ruby Franke was arrested for child abuse. Her idea of supporting responsibility in her children was to remove their basic need of food. Perhaps she went without eating and dieted because adults can do that sometimes for interval fasting. However, a child whoContinue reading “Consequences for Behavior”
The Sometimes of Autism Regulation
Sometimes autism will take over. The reaction is to shut out the world with a scrunch down in his body, covering his ears, or placing his hands over his head. As a mom, my reaction is to do nothing in this case. I don’t force him to stand up or react in a neurotypical wayContinue reading “The Sometimes of Autism Regulation”
Mom's Guide to the Autistic Universe 