Planning a fun outing for a child with autism shouldn't feel overwhelming. Navigating loud crowds, bright lights, and unpredictable environments can easily turn a cherished day out into a stressful event. Fortunately, more local venues are recognizing this need, stepping up to offer sensory-friendly experiences.

Oh, Christmas. What a joyous time filled with new experiences. The lights, the baking, the snow, the crowded house and the malls, the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree. All those wonderful events and smells, the loved ones that you associate with at such a joyous time of year. It was not always so wonderful for our family though.

Behaviour Consultant and Mom, Tarra McPail provides 7 essential tips for how you should approach your child's behaviour therapy plan with your BCBA.

Immediately following ‘the diagnosis’ I informed the school and meetings were held, and magically there were answers and strategies available to help my child learn. Although this started off positively, I soon realized that the strategies the school had were from a list of ‘known fixes’ and they were going to use these, and only these, strategies. The truth is that the education system has been struggling for a while to get the right supports and staff in place for children with varying needs.