Connecting With Your Child: A Parent’s Guide
I worried we were not bonding, until I saw that connection just looked different in our house. Here is how to build it, one small moment at a time.
Connection does not always look the way other people expect, and it does not always need words. Practical guidance on communication, friendship, play, and building a closer bond with your autistic child, in whatever form that takes.
Building connection when it looks different at home.
Connection does not always look the way other people expect, and it does not always need words. Practical guidance on communication, friendship, play, and building a closer bond with your autistic child, in whatever form that takes.
I worried we were not bonding, until I saw that connection just looked different in our house. Here is how to build it, one small moment at a time.
A good playdate is not measured in hours or in how much they played together. It is measured in whether your child felt safe. Here is how to set one up.
Being a good friend to an autistic person is not complicated. It is mostly respect, clear plans, and letting connection look the way it needs to.
Your child may connect in quieter, more sideways ways than you expect: a shared interest, parallel play, one trusted friend. Here is how to see and support it.