Helping Asperger's & HFA Teens To Cope With Life


Teenagers don’t exactly have the market cornered on emotional maturity. They’re still developing. So, odds are high that a teen on the autism spectrum has already had a number of uncomfortable peer-encounters by the time he or she reaches adolescence (e.g., teasing, bullying, peer-rejection, etc.). 

You can see why the ability to engage in age-appropriate social interaction needed in adolescence may be the one thing that a teen with Asperger’s or HFA associates with failure.




Effective Behavior-Management Techniques for Children on the Autism Spectrum

What professionals call "behavior management" is not about punishing or demoralizing an AS or HFA youngster. Rather, it's a way to set boundaries and communicate expectations in a nurturing, loving way. Correcting your child’s actions, showing him or her what's right and wrong, what's acceptable and what's not, are the most important ways you can show your “special needs” child that you love and care.




Raising Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parents' Grief and Guilt

Some parents grieve for the loss of the youngster they   imagined  they had. Moms and dads have their own particular way of dealing with the...