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How the Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligence Theories Can Help Autistic* Students Grow Autism Resources

How the Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligence Theories Can Help Autistic* Students Grow

People have always viewed intelligence as a fixed inherent trait. You’re born smart, average, or you’re doomed to a failed life. Not only that but we use it as a measurable trait to be compared with...

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Tori Lehinger

Dec 30, 2022 · 5 min read
Romaine Calm: Getting Picky Eaters to Eat the Rainbow Autism Resources

Romaine Calm: Getting Picky Eaters to Eat the Rainbow

How the Magic of Gardening Can Help Picky Eaters I’ll never forget my first garden. I was five and had just finished reading The Gardener by Sarah Stewart. It left me with this lasting...

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Tori Lehinger

Aug 21, 2022 · 5 min read
Autism, COVID-19, and Mental Health: Ways to Cope with Trauma and Change Autism Resources

Autism, COVID-19, and Mental Health: Ways to Cope with Trauma and Change

The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly hard on everyone, but a recent study indicates that it may disproportionately affect autistic individuals. Considering this, it is important to recognize that...

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Kenna McEvoy

Jul 30, 2022 · 5 min read
How to Use Video Modeling and Video Self-Modeling to Help Your Autistic* Child Autism Resources

How to Use Video Modeling and Video Self-Modeling to Help Your Autistic* Child

Have you ever wondered how we learn new skills–or how most children seem to pick up on the natural progression of getting a haircut, going to the dentist, or brushing their teeth? While many...

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Kenna McEvoy

Jul 2, 2022 · 7 min read
A Special Request: Help Us Support Refugee Families Who Have Children With Autism Autism Resources

A Special Request: Help Us Support Refugee Families Who Have Children With Autism

These days, not a day goes by without a refugee crisis in the headlines. From the fall of the Afghan government to the war in Ukraine to the protracted conflict in Syria, the number of...

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Angela Nelson

Apr 4, 2022 · 3 min read
Applying Brene Brown’s Rising Strong to Autism Autism Resources

Applying Brene Brown’s Rising Strong to Autism

Building Awareness and Theory of Mind Brene Brown’s illuminating 2015 book, Rising Strong , shows how part of life is handling unexpected situations and dealing with expectations, failures, or...

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Frankie Kietzman

Feb 6, 2022 · 4 min read
How to Strengthen Executive Functioning Skills for Children with Autism Autism Resources

How to Strengthen Executive Functioning Skills for Children with Autism

Executive functioning is a fundamental process that each person needs to achieve goals, filter distractions, prioritize tasks, and control impulses. Deficits in executive functioning will impact a...

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Tatiana Tortora

Aug 14, 2021 · 5 min read
9 Ways to Celebrate World Autism Day! Autism Resources

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 individuals with autism around the world....

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Chloe Fay

Mar 31, 2021 · 9 min read
Product Review: Zigzag Wiggle Movement Car Autism Resources

Product Review: Zigzag Wiggle Movement Car

Several years ago, on a recommendation from a colleague who works with special needs children, I purchased several of these for both my own children and for the children at the clinic I work for...

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Stages Learning

Mar 21, 2021 · 1 min read
10 Gross Motor Skills For Your Child With Autism Autism Resources

10 Gross Motor Skills For Your Child With Autism

Gross Motor Skills 101 Ready, set, let’s go! Walk, run, jump, swim, climb. There are so many ways we can move our bodies. Gross motor skills are those skills that we need to move, skills which are...

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Ilana Danneman

Jan 23, 2021 · 7 min read
Connected Fitness: A Great Alternative to the Gym for Teens and Adults with Autism Autism Resources

Connected Fitness: A Great Alternative to the Gym for Teens and Adults with Autism

The Five Best Connected Fitness Activities for People with Autism Connected fitness can be a great alternative to the gym for teens and adults with autism. The following tools and devices can provide...

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Madeline Burroughs

Dec 29, 2020 · 4 min read
Pushing the Envelope: What Does Authentic Leadership Look Like? Autism Resources

Pushing the Envelope: What Does Authentic Leadership Look Like?

Letter from the CEO: Authentic Leadership Among my favorite books is Authentic Leadership by Bill George. The book opens with: “We need authentic leaders, people of the highest integrity, committed...

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Angela Nelson

Sep 21, 2020 · 5 min read
11 Strategies to Help Your Child with Autism Develop Fine Motor Skills Autism Resources

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...

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Chloe Fay

Nov 16, 2019 · 8 min read
Pushing the Envelope: Are Women CEO’s Different? Autism Resources

Pushing the Envelope: Are Women CEO’s Different?

A Letter from the CEO: Are Women CEO’s Different? Well…short answer: yes. I don’t say this lightly. As a woman CEO who worked hard to get where I am, I think sometimes about the hurdles I had to jump...

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Angela Nelson

Nov 7, 2019 · 2 min read
Reconocer los Signos y Sintomas del Autismo Autism Resources

Reconocer los Signos y Sintomas del Autismo

Saber qué Buscar con el Autismo ¿Alguna vez se ha preocupado de que su hijo muestre síntomas de autismo, pero no tenía a quién acudir y no entendía cómo obtener un diagnóstico y asegurarse de que su...

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Heidi Ellis

Sep 7, 2019 · 7 min read
Creating a Yoga Practice for Children With Autism Autism Resources

Creating a Yoga Practice for Children With Autism

Yoga, an ancient practice that originated in India, is today a term familiar across most of the world. Those who’ve experienced the practice may be familiar with its benefits of relaxation and...

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Arielle Doochin

May 27, 2019 · 5 min read
Top Safety Risks for Children with Autism and How to Communicate with First Responders Autism Resources

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....

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Chloe Fay

Apr 28, 2019 · 4 min read
Pushing the Envelope: Rebuilding Paradise Autism Resources

Pushing the Envelope: Rebuilding Paradise

A Letter from the CEO: Rebuilding Paradise Growing up just outside of Paradise – Paradise, California that is – we always knew that wildfire season was a natural part of the landscape. But even with...

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Angela Nelson

Jan 13, 2019 · 2 min read
Autism and Dental Care Autism Resources

Autism and Dental Care

Going to the dentist can be a cause for anxiety for most of us, but it’s a very different feeling for those with autism. Patients with autism often have difficulty staying still and allowing the...

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Dr. Greg Grillo

Nov 24, 2018 · 10 min read
New Program Prepares Teens with Autism to Serve in the Israel Defense Forces Autism Resources

New Program Prepares Teens with Autism to Serve in the Israel Defense Forces

Although almost seven thousand miles away, Leora Sali’s tone of determination resonated her passion for her work. She agreed to speak with me about the program she co-manages in Israel, Roim Rachok....

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Irina Uk

Mar 7, 2017 · 8 min read
Interactive Bridging Books for Early Literacy: Research White Paper Autism Resources

Interactive Bridging Books for Early Literacy: Research White Paper

This White Paper was written by Consulting Services for Education in order to better understand the learning impact of the newest Stages Learning product: Link4Fun Books. These "bridging" books are...

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John Richards

Nov 14, 2016 · 13 min read
The Positive Side of Autism Autism Resources

The Positive Side of Autism

Note: Nathan Hughes is a writer who works for Stages Learning. He provides an inside view of his experiences living with autism. Stages Learning is dedicated to providing our community with useful...

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Nathan Hughes

Aug 4, 2016 · 4 min read
Animal Cards Dance Party Autism Resources

Animal Cards Dance Party

Lesson Overview Students will make an animal that they would most like to be or admire in some way. Students will then choose a song that their animal likes and move their animal to the rhythm of the...

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Grace Chen

Apr 1, 2016 · 3 min read
Favorite Autism Stories of 2013 Autism Resources

Favorite Autism Stories of 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, we look back at some of the news articles that had the biggest impact on our thinking this year. Telling your child about autism should not be the “Big Talk.”...

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Lindsey Dunn

Apr 17, 2014 · 2 min read

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