Because many autistic children also suffer from a leaky gut, where the small intestine is more permeable than it should be, these toxins then leach back into the blood where they can ultimately ...

Neff and Faso, in 2015, studied 51 parents of autistic children, which revealed a significant positive association between self-compassion and well-being. It was inversely related to stress and ...

Autistic children’s emotional regulation is impacted by differences in neurological wiring, sensory processing (including introspective processing), and social understanding.

Self-compassion practices can support parents of autistic children to manage stress, nurture well-being, and create a more resilient environment for their families.

Teaching autistic children about water safety. Drowning is one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths among children, especially those younger than 4 and teenagers.

A study of 5,100 autistic people in SPARK, and 5,000 of their parents, found that 21 percent of the children, and up to 17 percent of the parents, are at high risk for having ARFID. However, only ...

Autism affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. As a caregiver myself, there is a more intense mental load to carry.

A pilot intervention teaching autistic children to use inner speech showed significant improvement in emotional dysregulation, particularly on the Dysphoria scale (F=5.49, p=0.008).