2 Oct · Kamini Lakhani · 4 Comments

How to Manage Your Autistic Child’s Screen Time (And your own too)

I enjoy my weekly, Tuesday webinars. They give me a window into the world and offer me the opportunity to reach out and interact with fellow parents and professionals.   Recently I did a webinar entitled, How to manage your autistic child’s screen time.   We shared the information on various facebook groups, as we…

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18 Sep · Kamini Lakhani · 2 Comments

Why We Should Stop Using ‘High Functioning’ And ‘Low Functioning Autism’

I wrote an article on high functioning and low functioning autism, a couple of years ago. I haven’t had a change in mindset since then. The article brings out important points about the use of high and low functioning autism and how it’s outdated.   In another article on the same topic, I quoted an…

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4 Sep · Kamini Lakhani · 4 Comments

Stressed With Your Child’s Online Classes? Try These Tips

At a recent webinar, I was inundated with questions about online schooling during this COVID pandemic.   My son screams and has tantrums before each class, I don’t know how to handle him   Please help with my daughter’s attention. She doesn’t look at the screen when the teacher talks to her   My son…

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21 Aug · Kamini Lakhani · 3 Comments

5 Tips To Build Self- Reliance In Your Child

As parents, we all have a dream. We want our children to be independent and self- reliant. After all how long are we going to be around?   Self- reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself, without needing other people to help you. People learned self- reliance because they had…

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7 Aug · Kamini Lakhani · 2 Comments

7 Facts I Wish I Knew When My Adult Autistic Son Was Newly Diagnosed

Time goes by in a flash. It was Mohit’s birthday 2 days ago. He turned 31. As I reflected on our life gone by, I wished somebody had shared these important truths with me when Mohit was younger.   In the past few weeks, I’ve heard the following words from parents.   I’m exhausted- I…

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