ImagiTales (http://www.ImagiTales.com) brings the creation of personalized children’s books to a whole new level, allowing visitors to upload a child’s photo, “clip out” the face, and, upon selecting a book title, sit back a watch the story build in just seconds.

The book can then be purchased in “e-book” form – viewable online and also available to download and print – and as a paperback, which is printed and mailed to the address of choice.

Parents of children with Autism and Asperger’s have found ImagiTales to be very helpful, as have speech-language pathologists.  read more »

Last week, I was asked by my kid’s school to be a sub Para in the morning kindergarten class the usual Para was sick. I normally don’t help out in the classrooms but the office manager knew I had an autistic child and was desperate for help because there are four kids in this class with autism. I thought it would be a great experience so I said I would help out.  read more »

Teaching flexibility in your autistic child is helpful, they often time meltdown over the smallest change in routine. Here are some tips on teaching flexible thinking at home.

Teach same but different, different but same- be sure to point out the differences in things and events as well as what is the same. Example: travel a different way home you eventually end up in the same place.  read more »