Does Autism Affect Sleep? A good night’s rest isn’t guaranteed for anyone, but it is downright elusive for many people with autism. Individuals on the spectrum often have trouble falling and staying asleep. And that may worsen certain features of their condition, such...
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that 1 in every 44 children has been diagnosed with autism. The CDC has also identified that autism affects at least 1 percent of the...
As a parent, it is common to see you picturing your child growing up, going to soccer games on a Saturday, helping them with math homework, or just enjoying a home-cooked meal on Sunday afternoon. Yes, in theory, parenting sounds easy, but in reality, it isn’t....
Despite the fact that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects both male and female children, an autism diagnosis is significantly more likely to be made for a boy. Why is this? Are boys truly more likely to be affected by ASD, or simply more likely to be diagnosed? Are...
Life is a bit different for people with Autism. It doesn’t need to be bad, though. You want to equip your child with every necessary tool and coping mechanism to ensure their life is as happy, healthy, and fulfilling as anyone else’s. This is why early...
Across the globe, millions of children fall onto the Autism spectrum. The reason it is referred to as a spectrum is that the condition affects them in a variety of different ways. To better diagnose and help these children, the spectrum has been broken down into five...
