July, 2018 - National Autism Association

Are Our Kids’ Obsessions Actually the Pursuit of Understanding?

by Julie Hornok | Jul 17, 2018 | Autism ATRIUM, Featured

Parenting a child with autism means always being on-guard. The common sense social rules, such as don’t run into the street or don’t jump into the water, seem to come built in with typical kids, but have to be taught one-by-one with lots of repetition to our kids with...

I Judged You By How You Treated My Daughter with Autism

by Julie Hornok | Jul 3, 2018 | Featured

Guest blogger: Julie Hornok In the last few weeks, I had begun to potty train my daughter with autism, Lizzie, moved into a new home in a better school district and helped her acclimate to her new school. Forced to be super mom every minute of every day, I was...

Are Our Kids’ Obsessions Actually the Pursuit of Understanding?

I Judged You By How You Treated My Daughter with Autism

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