Chloe Fay

Support Groups for Autistic* Children, Teens, Young Adults and Parents

Support groups and social clubs for children, teens, and young adults with autism provide a safe environment for people with shared experiences to connect and participate in a supportive, understanding community. No matter what your child's or student’s needs are, there are simi

10 Easy Grants for Teachers for Their Autism Classrooms

...and a Quick Guide to Crowdfunding! Due to district funding problems, the pandemic, and rising student needs, teachers are often forced to fund their own classroom materials. According to the Education Week Research Center Survey, 95 percent of teachers report spending their o

Celebrating Pi Day: Is There a Special Connection Between Math Skills and Autism?

Happy Pi Day! (March 14 th ) Many children with autism have special skills, talents, and abilities… memorization, art and music, computer capabilities, athletics, and more! Math skills are one area where children with autism often demonstrate superior skills, but is there a spec

Using Scripted Stories to Teach Children With Autism

Research-Based Practices for Using Scripted Stories for Learning with 6 Sample Stories

What Are Intraverbals?

Teaching Autistic Children How to Explain, Discuss, or Describe a Situation that is Not Immediately Present Children with autism often experience delays or difficulties in conversational...

Strategies for Teaching Autistic Children Letters

Autistic children can experience delays and challenges in learning letters, letter recognition, and writing letters. Writing and reading are powerful communication skills. Before your child begins to learn to read or write, they must first learn to recognize and identify letters

9 Ways to Celebrate World Autism Day!

World Autism Day is celebrated each year on April 2. The United Nations member states recognize it as a day to acknowledge and advocate for the rights of autistic individuals around the world. The goal of World Autism Day is to increase awareness about Autism signs, symptoms, an

Teaching Autistic Children Writing Skills

Learning to write is an important skill. For autistic children, writing provides an outlet for them to express themselves, be creative, and communicate. Learning to write is considered essential for being successful in life. There are certain strategies for teaching autistic chi

Teaching Phonological Awareness and Decoding to Autistic Children

When children learn to read, they need to learn to make letter sounds and manipulate letter blends. For autistic children, developing this skill may be more difficult due to auditory processing difficulties and speech delays. Children must learn that words are made up of individ

How to Teach Sight Reading to Autistic Children

Teaching sight words to your autistic child is an important part of your child’s literacy development. Many autistic children experience delays in reading and writing. Oftentimes, autistic children are visual learners and benefit from multiple methods of instruction to learn.

Autism Influencers: Who to Follow

Interested in connecting with people in the autism community? Check out our list of influencers to follow on social media. Social Media is a powerful tool in the way it allows us to connect with friends and family, celebrities, and strangers with common interests from around the

Keeping Fit at Home: Exercise and Autistic Children

Benefits, Best Practices, Home Equipment Choices, and the Top Online Exercise Videos and Gaming Resources for Your Autistic Child Exercise for autistic children can have both physical and psychological benefits. For many autistic children who have sensory integration issues, gym

Arts and Crafts for Autism Awareness

Arts and crafts projects can increase autism awareness and benefit your autistic child at the same time! Why do we need to increase autism awareness?

How to Use a Whisper Phone to Teach Autistic Children to Read

This resource was created as a supplement for the ARIS® Academic Readiness Intervention System Language Builder complete early autism curriculum, Lesson #161, Expressive Phonics. Download a free copy of the lesson and learn more about the ARIS curriculum . The Whisper Phone is a

Teaching Kindness: The Kindness Rock Project

How to Teach Your Autistic Child the Art of Caring and Kindness Teaching caring and kindness to autistic children is an important part of social-emotional development. Having empathy and kindness towards others improves the quality of everyone's life. It also allows us to unders

The Benefits of Playing with Building Blocks for Autistic Children

For autistic children, using building blocks in play is a beneficial activity for their physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. Building with blocks is a favorite pastime for many young children. They’re available in different sizes, colors, textures, and types, m

Autism, Gaming, and Building Social Skills

10 Ways to Build Social Skills Using Online Gaming for Autistic Teenagers Online gaming has been shown to improve social skills in autistic teenagers. It is estimated that more than 41% of autistic adolescents spend the majority of their leisure time playing video games, versus

Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs for Autistic Children

There can be many benefits to having a service or therapy dog, such as an autism assistance dog, for autistic children. The following article provides information to help you decide if a dog is right for your autistic child.

What Is Stimming?

What is stimming?

Teaching Parts of Speech to Autistic Children: Prepositions, Opposites, Pronouns and Verb Tense

Autistic children frequently have delayed language development. For autistic children who have developed language, understanding or using parts of speech correctly may be difficult. While many children develop language skills incidentally, parts of speech such as prepositions, o

Teaching Language Skills to Autistic Children Using 2-D and 3-D Matching

For autistic children, language skills can be taught using 2-D and 3-D matching skills. Matching is the ability to see two things and recognize that they are the same. Matching skills train and improve concentration, visual and short-term memory, attention to detail, classificat

Teaching Autistic Children to Follow Simple Directions

Teaching autistic children to follow simple directions is an important skill for them to learn. The ability to follow simple directions allows opportunities for your child to gain independence, regulation skills, communication skills, productivity in daily routine tasks, and pra

Coronavirus: Keeping a Routine Schedule at Home

Ways to Help Your Child with Autism Feel Safe and Secure: Best Practices for Setting Up a Routine Schedule in Your Home The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced schools, offices, stores, care centers, and other businesses to close suddenly. While these closures are importa

Best Free Resources for Homeschooling Your Autistic Child

Teaching Healthy Eating Choices to Children with Autism

This resource was created as a supplement for the Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System (ARIS) complete early autism curriculum, Lesson #129, A Healthy Plate. Download a free copy of the lesson and learn more about the ARIS curriculum . For children with autis

Classroom Routines: Preparing Your Child with Autism

This resource was created as a supplement for the Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System (ARIS) complete early autism curriculum, Lesson #79, Following a Schedule. Download a free copy of the lesson and learn more about the ARIS curriculum . Preparing your chil

Recommended Children’s Books About Autism

Children’s books featuring children with autism are an easy and entertaining way to introduce the topic of autism to your children, family members, friends, and your child’s peers. Children’s books offer simple, accessible explanations and illustrations that can help children an

11 Strategies to Help Your Child with Autism Develop Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skill Milestones Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements. Fine motor skills are the ability to make movements in our eyes, wrists, hands, and fingers. Many everyday tasks require strength, dexterity, and fine motor skills. Fine motor skills ne

Acupuncture and Autism

Acupuncture treatment may help your child’s autism symptoms. Acupuncture is a treatment where needles are inserted into the skin to target certain nerve or pressure points. Research has shown acupuncture to be an effective treatment for children with ASD in areas of verbal commu

Top Safety Risks for Children with Autism and How to Communicate with First Responders

Safety and preparation for emergency situations is a concern for any child, but especially for children with autism, who may be unable to communicate or respond correctly in emergency situations.

Autism and Inclusive Sports

Special Olympics and Unified Sports for Children with Autism Sports are a unifying, fun way for individuals and communities to connect. For individuals with autism, participation in athletic events may be difficult due to the loud, chaotic environments or exclusion from particip