Author: Autism Love

Your child has recently been diagnosed with autism, so what do you do? It’s a new world that you and your child must navigate together. There’s no one-size-fits-all way to work with your autistic child. “So how can you make life easier for your child? Maybe an autism coach is the answer.” Many neurotypical people…

As autism rates continue to increase across the world, many researchers are looking into genetic factors that may contribute to an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. This leads to important questions such as: “Does an autism gene exist?” “Can environmental factors play a role in developing autism?” and “Which parent carries the autism gene?” Download our…

Growing up in Ethiopia, Hildana Abebe ’25 was captivated by watching American movies. She was so enthralled that she began nurturing a dream of furthering her education at a college or university in the United States. But she knew she faced an uphill climb to make her wish come true. “My mom and dad were…

A 9-year-old just perfectly broke down what living with autism is like for him. George Yionoulis is pretty much your typical 9-year-old. The fourth-grader from Raleigh, North Carolina, loves “Harry Potter,” making art, and eating tacos. Oh, and he loooooooves dancing. The kid has some serious moves. While it’s pretty easy to understand why George…

. HolaHolaHola Beautifuls! As you’ve seen, it hasn’t been a year of many blog posts for BB. If one’s heart isn’t in it, it shouldn’t be shared. Pero, this post fills Babushka’s corazon completely, on so many levels. First, it’s about a child with Autism. La Princesa, BB’s granddaughter extraordinaire, is on the Autism spectrum.…

Jason Eichenholz wants his son, Jonathan, to be able to enjoy a live basketball game just like anyone else. But when the pair attended a game at the Amway Center about 10 years ago, his son found the crowd, the lights and the loud sounds extremely uncomfortable and they had to leave early. Jonathan Eichenholz,…

“How To Dance In Ohio,” the new musical that opened Sunday night at the Belasco Theatre, marks a laudable first for Broadway: A show about autistic persons who are actually played by actors on the autism spectrum. That smart choice to bring some authenticity to a musical that otherwise leans hard on weepy Broadway cliches…

Voice Typing Voice typing is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal! Google has a build in voice typing option under the ‘tools’ bar. Simply click on voice typing, and a microphone shows up on the screen. Click the microphone to turn the voice typing feature on and off. This is…

A fun part of children attending school for parents can be the school concert. When your child is musically inclined, or if they just love music in general, they can have fun with the concerts around the holidays and the end of the school year. But with autism, school concerts can take on a different…

Holly Madison revealed she’s been diagnosed with autism. “The doctors told me that I have high-executive functioning, which pretty much means that I can go about my life and do things ’normally,’” the former Playboy bunny said on Friday’s episode of the “Talking To Death” podcast. Madison, 43, explained that she is “highly functioning,” and…