You may find that strategies that worked well for your family and child with autism early in the pandemic or over the summer are not as effective as the academic year continues and the weather changes. Here are some ways to support your family’s emotional health by staying active, working on independence and advocating for (new) school supports.

Did you know that healthy children who repeatedly complain of stomach aches for two months or more may have something called “functional abdominal pain"? The word “functional” just means that there is no underlying disease, obstruction, blockage, infection or inflammation. However, it is very important to recognize that the pain is 100 percent real.