Haircut routine visual

Our resource theme for February is haircuts, so today we wanted to share a haircut routine visual!

Attached is a template that you can print out and customize yourself, including an example of what the routine could look like.

To download the routine visual as a PDF, click the download button below.

I need a break card

Our tips for getting a haircut included taking breaks as you need them. They suggested using an 'I need a break card'. To download an 'I need a break card', click the download button below.

A qualitative study of noise sensitivity in adults with autism spectrum disorder

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may respond to environmental stimuli more intensely and less conventionally than typical peers. Research has generally focused on sensory sensitivity broadly, rather than individual modalities.

Symptom severity, caregiver stress and intervention helpfulness assessed using ratings from parents caring for a child with autism

This exploratory study assessed the relationships between autism spectrum disorder symptoms, caregiver stress and intervention helpfulness.

Documenting and Understanding Parent’s Intervention Choices for Their Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Understanding why parents choose some interventions but not others for their child with autism is important for a number of reasons. Estimating the proportion of evidence-based interventions engaged, identifying the agencies influencing parental decisions

Predictors of Satisfaction with Life in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study examined the relationships between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms, care-related activities, and satisfaction with life (SWL) in 184 parents caring for a child with ASD in New Zealand. The relationships between coping styles and SWL wer

Brief Report: Parent’s Assessments of Their Care-Related Stress and Child’s ASD Symptoms in Relation to Their child’s Intervention History

Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be stressful. Understanding parent’s perceptions of their stress and their child’s ASD-related symptoms is important for both the well-being of parent and child and for other reasons, such as inter

Coping and care-related stress in parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder

Parenting a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is challenging and can result in elevated levels of parenting stress. This study investigated the relationship between parent-ratings of their child’s ASD symptoms and two conceptually different measure

Why I stim

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Dating on the autism spectrum

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