Navigating Puberty, Hygiene, and Privacy with Special Needs Teens
Puberty brings complex hygiene and privacy challenges for teens with autism and developmental disabilities. Learn how to teach boundaries, body autonomy, and self-care. Navigating puberty with a special needs teen requires teaching hygiene and privacy through concrete, literal rules and visual schedules. Parents must explicitly define “public” versus “private” behaviors and body parts, use step-by-step […]
Autism and Dietary Aversions: How to Ensure Proper Nutrition for “Picky” Eaters
Is your autistic child refusing to eat anything but chicken nuggets? Learn the sensory reasons behind dietary aversions and expert strategies to improve nutrition safely. Dietary aversions in autism are rarely just “picky eating”; they are often driven by intense sensory sensitivities to a food’s texture, temperature, color, or unpredictable taste (ARFID). To improve nutrition […]