“You are a lucky mom”
Landon Bjornson, seven, has autism, so when he had to fly alone from Las Vegas to Portland to visit his father, Alexa, his mother, he was very worried. Continue reading ““You are a lucky mom”” »
After his daughter’s autism diagnosis, he decided to write stories with pictograms to help children with special needs
As the little girl had not developed the language, Valeria relied on the pictograms to capture, in an emotional story, the hard times they were living. Continue reading “After his daughter’s autism diagnosis, he decided to write stories with pictograms to help children with special needs” »
The beautiful gesture of accompanying an employee to a child with autism, who had a crisis while visiting a theme park
Children who have this disorder may occasionally have a crisis, which usually appears when they are stressed or overstimulated. This was what happened to a child with autism while visiting a theme park, but an employee ran to his rescue and accompanied him until his crisis ended. Continue reading “The beautiful gesture of accompanying an employee to a child with autism, who had a crisis while visiting a theme park” »
“He has a cracked brain”
While parents try to ensure that our children are understanding, tolerant and respectful of children with any type of disability, it is unworthy that they are the teachers themselves (some without a heart), who should ensure the same, who bully a girl with autism. Continue reading ““He has a cracked brain”” »
The precious and magical experience that Santa gave to a child with blindness and autism
And one of these is the one that children have for meeting Santa Claus and having the opportunity to talk with him, to tell him about what they have done and the gifts they would like to receive on these dates. Continue reading “The precious and magical experience that Santa gave to a child with blindness and autism” »
This is how the world sees a child with autism: put a minute in its place
April 2 marks World Autism Awareness Day, a disorder that is currently the most prevalent childhood disability, rather than Down Syndrome, childhood cancer and diabetes together. Continue reading “This is how the world sees a child with autism: put a minute in its place” »