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What Causes Potty Training Regression Autism Children Face and How Can Parents Respond?

Potty training regression in autistic children often follows changes in routine, sensory triggers, communication challenges, or medical issues like co...

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What Is Executive Function Autism and How Does It Affect Planning and Organization Skills?

Executive function autism refers to difficulties with planning, organization, and task management commonly seen in autistic children. These challenges...

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What Is Autism Elopement and How Can Parents Reduce the Risks?

Autism elopement occurs when a child leaves a safe area without permission, often driven by sensory needs, escape, or attraction to specific interests...

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How Does Verbal Behavior ABA Help Children Learn to Communicate?

Verbal Behavior ABA helps children with autism learn to communicate by teaching language based on purpose, not just words. It targets skills like requ...

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How Can Parents Support Siblings of Autistic Child Through Everyday Family Life?

Parents can support siblings of an autistic child by creating open emotional space, maintaining routines that include everyone, and ensuring non-autis...

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What Should Parents Know About Sensory Overload Autism and Emotional Regulation?

Sensory overload in autism occurs when a child receives too much input from sound, light, touch, or social demands, overwhelming their nervous system ...

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How Does ABA Generalization Help Your Child Use Skills in Real Life?

ABA generalization helps children with autism use learned skills across people, places, and routines, turning progress in therapy sessions into real-l...

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What Is Functional Communication Training (FCT)? Teaching Communicative Skills, Not Just Managing Behavior

Functional Communication Training (FCT) is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategy that teaches children with autism to replace challenging behavi...

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How to Tell the Difference: Autism Meltdowns vs Tantrums — A Guide for Parents

Autism meltdowns and tantrums differ in cause, control, and recovery. A tantrum is goal-driven (like wanting a toy), often influenced by the audience,...

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ABA Therapy Not Working? What Parents Can Do Next

“ABA therapy not working” often signals a program issue and not a child issue. Parents should review progress data, clarify goals, request adjustm...

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Each week, Ami Magazine features a “Let's Talk” post, with a question or inquiry commonly posed by Encore parents.

Here is the response from one of our Encore Therapists.

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