As a feeding specialist with over a decade of experience in the field, I get asked this question all the time. “My child is a picky eater. Does this mean that he or she has autism?” Let’s take a moment to think about that. It is a big assumption to think that because someone may have a limited diet or may have had changes to their food preferences recently, a diagnosis is in … [Read more...]
Remember the Joy: A Lesson on Overcoming Challenges to Find Gratitude
In 1999, Susan Moore Vosseler was challenged with a simple question. How would you teach an autistic child to “give me the red cup”? That single activity became her inspiration to design a holistic approach to empower caregivers of autistic children to embrace, accept and overcome challenges with compassion and empathy. Over the last decade, she has compiled her interactions … [Read more...]