I first posted this in February 2020 and am reposting it today in honor of my dad. He is no longer here, but his love and the lessons he...

Dr. Megan Anna Neff is a tremendously insightful and eloquent autistic psychologist. She originally published this on her blog:...

If you’ve heard the comment, “You're so sensitive!” as an accusation a few too many times in your life, consider this question, posed by...

I spend a lot of time teaching other healthcare professionals how to recognize, understand, and support people who have a less obvious...

My friend and co-author, Dr. Sarah Wayland, has taught me so much about parenting in general and particularly about parenting children...

When I diagnose autism in a child, teenager, or young adult, one of the parents often has an “ah-ha” moment about themselves. As they...

Whenever I tell a parent that their child is autistic or has ADHD, I can count on them asking this question. Here are some of the most...

It’s funny what kids remember about their childhood. I have a very clear memory of a day when I was maybe seven or eight years old. I...

Let's talk about the concept of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), though I prefer Tomlin Wilding's interpretation: Pervasive Drive for...

There is no doubt that the ADOS-2 has been a useful tool in both research and clinical practice. However, at some point someone named it...

Here is a link to a video created by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In it, I discussed the core features of autism as...

Poor awareness of the sounds of language or a lack of understanding of the spelling-sound correspondence is the cause of the most common...