Raising Inclusive Children: "How to" Articles
How to Teach Your Child Positive Reactions to Neurodivergent Behavior
The purpose of this article is to help your child understand why people with mental differences sometimes exhibit unusual behaviors. The ultimate goal is to teach them to react to...
How to Explain Neurodiversity to Kids Simply
Neurodiversity (mental differences) can be an abstract notion and often hard to understand, especially for children. This article is for parents (or whomever) with a child in their lives who is curious...
How to Support ASD Siblings
I grew up as the younger sister (by two years) of a brother with undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD was not recognized at the time (1970s), but the effects...
How to Answer Kids' Questions About People with Special Needs
Kids ask some whopper questions in public. It's just what they do. For most parents, the natural instinct is to shush them and hope it goes away. But here's the thing. It's so...