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Sooner or later, someone will tell you to make your autistic child look you in the eye. The worry behind that advice is understandable, because autism eye contact is one of the first things people notice, and the CDC lists avoiding or not keeping eye contact among the social communication characteristics associated with autism. My […]

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which gives families a full month to get ready. Good Halloween autism planning comes down to four things: a costume your child can tolerate, a door routine they have practiced, a route with a clear ending, and a plan for the day after. At Achieve ABA Therapy Group, […]

Family dinners look different when one sibling can’t tolerate the smell of certain foods, or when a game night ends early because the noise gets to be too much. That’s not a failure of the relationship. It’s one more thing families raising an autistic child, and that child’s brothers and sisters, are figuring out together. […]

Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and trunk-or-treats all sound fun in theory. In practice, they’re loud, crowded, and full of exactly the kind of unpredictability that can wreck an afternoon. That doesn’t mean fall is off the table. It means picking the right version of it. Here’s where Colorado families can find sensory-friendly fall activities this […]

You’ve signed the intake paperwork. Maybe you’ve even met your child’s BCBA once already. And now you’re wondering what actually happens next. The first month of ABA therapy looks nothing like the months that follow it. There’s no teaching happening yet, at least not in the way most parents picture it. Here’s what the first […]

Every child’s ABA therapy hours look different, and that’s by design, not by accident. For example, a two-year-old just starting early intervention and a seven-year-old working on a handful of specific classroom skills will almost never be on the same schedule. So there’s a reason it’s hard to answer in one sentence. The honest answer […]