Leisure  skills are very important for all children to occupy their free time. These skills don't develop automatically in children with autism. We need to teach them these skills.

In today's episode I  talk about different kinds of leisure skills for children on the spectrum and also how we can teach these skills to children with autism.

I have a blog www.autismfamilystory.com wherein I share lots of helpful information and strategies I learnt over the years in raising our son on the spectrum.

I am also on Facebook(autismfamilystory.blogspot.com)and instagram @autismfamilystory where i share lots of information and videos to help parents of kids on spectrum.

I hope you listen ,follow and share my podcast which will help me reach other special needs parents on this journey.

Children with autism love structure and routines. They struggle with transitions .It can cause them lots of anxiety and frustration. In today's episode I will be sharing some strategies you can use with your own kids to help them with Transitions.

I have a blog www.autismfamilystory.com where i share lots of helpful information and strategies I learnt over the years in raising our son who is on the autism spectrum.

I am also active on social media instagram@autismfamilystory and Facebook autismfamilystory.blogspot.com where i share lots of information as well.

I hope you will share and follow my podcast so I can reach more special needs parents who are starting this journey.Leave a review if you like my podcast.

The school is going to be done for summer soon. Summer break can be very difficult and overwhelming for kids with autism  as they are used to having a structure and routine.In this episode I am giving you some strategies which you can use to help your kids have a successful summer break.

I have a blog by the name autismfamilystory .com which i started in the year 2019 to help parents of special needs kids with helpful information and strategies which i learnt over the years in raising our son on the spectrum.

I have an instagram and facebook account by the same name whereI share lots of information and videos to help parents .I hope you can share and subscribe to my podcast which will help me reach more parents who are starting this journey.Leave a review if you like my podcast ,also give me feedback if you want me to talk about a specific topic.

In this episode i share with parents the tips and strategies i learnt over the years in helping our son communicate using his AAC device.Our son started using AAC in the year 2013. He started communicating using Proloquo 2 go. It is an easy to use communication app which can be downloaded from the Apple app store on to a ipad or iphone.

As a parent you are your child's communication partner . There are lots of strategies i share in the episode which you can use to help your own child.

I have a blog autismfamilystory.com which I started in 2019 to help other parents with helpful information and strategies they can use to help their own kids.

I have a instagram and facebook page with the same name where i share lots of helpful information and videos for parents who are just begining this journey .

I hope you share and subscribe to my podcast. If you like my podcast do leave a review which will help me reach more special needs parents who need help and support.n

Communication skills are impaired in children with autism. They can be delayed or slow. Many children on the autism spectrum are non verbal or non -speaking.

In this episode i share different strategies we used with our son to help him communicate.We started Aarian with PECS around 3 years of age. Early on we put a referral in school to get our son a speech generating device.

I will advise parents of kids diagnosed with autism to get in touch with a good SLP who will be able to help parents to put the right communication system in place for their kids.

I have a blog www.autismfamilystory.com which i started in 2019 to help parents of kids with autism with helpful information and strategies to help their kids on the spectrum.

I am also on Instagram and Facebook by the same name which i share videos and lots of helpful information.

I hope you can share,subscribe to my podcast so i will be able to reach more special needs parents which is my goal in starting this podcast.

In this episode i will be talking about Early Intervention and Autism. To begin with we will talk about what is Autism and what are the signs of autism .

Also i will be talking about what is Early Intervention and its benefits .There are lots of advantages to provide Early Intervention to your child if you suspect they have autism .Parents should approach the pediatrician right away then waiting so they can get their child assessed timely and change their learning path.

I have a blog called www.autismfamilystory.com wherein i provide lots of helpful information and strategies for parents to help their own kids .

I am also active on social media Instagram and Facebook by the same name where i provide lots of helpful information and videos to help your child with autism.

I hope you can subscribe to my podcast and share with other parents which will help me reach more special needs parents who might need help.

In this episode i want to talk about different ways how parents can advocate for their child with autism. It can be parent going back to school,attending parent training or many other ways how parents can help their child.

I also talk about IEP and how they are important part of the IEP team .Lastly i talk about setting up communication system for their child .It can be low tech like PECS (Picture exchange communication system) or high tech  AAC devices.

I have a blog autismfamilystory.com where i share lots of helpful information for the parents.

I am also on social media Facebook and Instagram by the same name autismfamilystory where also i share lots of information and videos to help your child.

If you liked my podcast please share,subscribe and leave a review so i can reach more special needs parents who need help.

In this episode I talk to you about why I decided to start a podcast.I have a blog called autismfamilystory which I started in 2019 to help other parents who are starting this journey.I am also on social media both Facebook and Instagram by the same name wherein I share lots of information and videos to help other parents.Do listen to my podcast which is available on major podcast platforms.Please do subscribe,share and leave a review so I can reach more parents who need help.

Our son Aarian was born in November 2005. He was a very quiet baby and rarely cried. He hit all his milestones and there was never a cause to worry .My mother in law who is a special needs teacher first bought it to our attention Aarian might have autism when he was 18 months old . He demonstrated all the classic signs of autism like he loved being alone,had no eye contact,rarely interacted with us and did not respond to his name. It was a big relief to us when Aarian was diagnosed with moderate to severe non verbal autism at 3 years of age.We were told the prognosis was not good and and there was not much we could do .It was very overwhelming and isolating at the same time as we had no idea what autism what . I was researching on google all information I could find to help Aarian . Today he is a teenager and has come a long long way . We are blessed to raise Aarian .I will be sharing more about our journey in the upcoming episodes .Follow my blog autismfamilystory to learn more about our journey. I also have a page on Instagram and Facebook by the same name wherein I share lots of information to help other parents