Helping Parents of Children with Autism

Summary – Consistency: Rules, routines, reactions – Responsiveness: To individual needs and preferences – Attention: For being lovable and positive behaviors – Validation: Of their thoughts, feelings and way of being in the world – Empathy: For how their sensory and neurological differences impact them emotionally, cognitively, interpersonally, physically – Solutions: – To help them become more mindful and mitigate or prevent triggers for unwanted behaviors. – To help them develop the skills needed to engage with a neurotypical world.