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Picky Eater or Selective Eating Disorder? How to tell the difference in children and what to do to help.
Most children go through a period of picky eating once they start to become more mobile. This stage of selective eating is thought to have evolved as a mechanism to keep children safe as they explore their surroundings and gain more distance from caretakers who previously handpicked all food. Many children naturally outgrow this stage […]
Taste-safe Bugs and Worms in Mud! Fun Sensory Play
It’s January, the boys have been sick with tummy bugs, and I’ve been having cabin fever, which means I try out a bunch of different crafts! I combined two of our favorites into this one, which is an awesome craft that you can stretch it out for hours. It’s sensory-friendly, taste-safe, and can easily be […]
Parenting
Picky Eater or Selective Eating Disorder? How to tell the difference in children and what to do to help.
Most children go through a period of picky eating once they start to become more mobile. This stage of selective eating is … [Read More...]
Skill-Building Toys For Preschoolers
Pin for later here. While I've always been interested in toys that were educational as well as fun, having a … [Read More...]
Tie-Dye, Sensory-Friendly Christmas Ornaments
With my birthday December 26th, I like to imagine Christmas season as a nearly month long celebration of friends and family. … [Read More...]
Autism
Why My Autistic Son Has Blown Away The Ages & Stages.
We had the boys' 3 year check up this month, where we filled out the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. If you aren't familiar … [Read More...]
In our house autism can be all three – a disability, a difference AND a superpower, often all at the same time.
This is a great article which sums up my feelings on autism and how it effects our family. Autism is my son's disability, … [Read More...]
Diagnosed With Autism at 21—and OK With It
Lydia Wayman’s tips on dealing with an autistic child: Make a list of things you love about your child. Share it with … [Read More...]
Science
New Research Suggests Autism has Multiple Causes
A new study published in the journal Neuron have found a test that can reliably predict autism, even in young … [Read More...]
The connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized — Each autistics’ brain is distinct; non-autistics’ brains are remarkably uniform
You'll often hear, those of us involved with autism say, "If you've met one child with autism, you've met one child with … [Read More...]
The problem with articles on autism risks and how to evaluate studies. Or why circumcision is unlikely to increase rates of autism.
It seems like every month, articles pop up all over the internet blaming something else for causing autism. To the average … [Read More...]
Primates
Female bonobos observed helping mother give birth.
" During the birth event, which occurred at the Luikotale Bonobo Project field site, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, … [Read More...]
Did better mothering defeat the Neanderthals?
More and more research shows that Neanderthals were as inferior in cognition as originally thought. A five-year project out … [Read More...]
The Kennewick Man Finally Freed to Share His Secrets
He’s the most important human skeleton ever found in North America—and here, for the first time, is his story. … [Read More...]
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