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Autism Awareness Run at Himagiri Meadows

Perspectives

Some ideas do more than surprise you - they make you see things differently.

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In Defence of Autism Spectrum Idea

Perspectives

Autism’s diversity is not the problem; systems built on scarcity are. As India still struggles with late diagnosis and minimal support, narrowing who “counts” as autistic…

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Parent Coaching - The Missing Piece in Autism Care

Understanding Therapy

In my years of practice, I have observed a recurring pattern in the way we approach early intervention for autism. A child is typically diagnosed around 2-3 years of age.…

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Consistency - Key to Agency

Routines and Regulation

What is consistency?

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Celebrating Deepavali with Autistic Children: Creating a Joyful, Inclusive Festival

Resources

Deepavali — the festival of lights — brings families together in celebration, lighting up homes and hearts with joy. Whether you are a child or an adult, the essence of…

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The importance of routines and schedules

Routines and Regulation

What makes for a good day, leaving us content? Engagement through the day with age-appropriate physical activity, cognitive stimulation as well as social exposure tends to…

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Listening

Communication

Listening to children is a very important aspect of communication. Irrespective of whether a child is neurotypical or neurodiverse, communication cannot exist between an…

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Building Interest in Reading

Success Stories

Individuals on the Autism spectrum seem to have very strong likes and dislikes. They get totally passionate about what they like and hate what they don’t like completely.

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Atypical Communication

Communication

What does it mean when we say, ‘Autism is Being different’?

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The Problems with Compliance

Understanding Therapy

Compliance to instruction is considered to be very important in ABA. The children are expected to listen to instruction and follow. If they do not, the…

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Emotional Regulation - Co-regulation

Suporting teenagers in emotional regulation

Resources

This story comes from Subodha Learning Community where we support families with older children on the spectrum.

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Facilitating Air Travel

The power of preparation, schedule and social stories

Success Stories

This story comes from Subodha Learning Community where we support families with older children on the spectrum.

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Haircut for Autism

Resources

Haircut can be very hard for some children on the Autism spectrum. However, it need not be a difficult experience. You can help your child stop hating haircuts!

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How Autistic Children Learn

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How do autistic children learn?

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Eating Interventions: Eating too fast or too slow

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In this final part of a 4 article series about eating interventions that can help neurodiverse children, we discuss ways to help children who eat too fast or too slow.

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Eating Interventions: Eating too little

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In this third part of a 4 article series about eating interventions that can help neurodiverse children, we discuss practical ways to help children who eat too little.

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Eating Interventions: Eating too much

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In this second part of a 4 article series about eating interventions that can help neurodiverse children, we discuss practical ways to help children who eat too much.

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Eating Interventions: Attitude towards food

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In this first part of a 4 article series about eating interventions that can help neurodiverse children, we deal with cultivating good attitudes towards food.

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Fostering a connection

Success Stories

We worked with a child in 2022, when he was a 4-year old. He was diagnosed with Autism and he was not speaking at that time.

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Inclusion through modelling

Success Stories

The most talked about concept in the special education sphere is ‘Inclusion’ and how it can come to be.

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Helping with Clothing Sensitivity

Success Stories

Clothing sensitivity is a common issue that we come across, as we work with children on the spectrum.

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