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Home & Family
In the Home & Family section of the CAR Autism Roadmap™, you will learn:
- How to prepare for life cycle events (such as the birth of a new baby, moving to a new home, or separation and divorce)
- How to prepare for holiday celebrations, birthday parties, and play dates
- How to find childcare and respite
- How to support siblings
- How to teach hygiene and other self-care habits, including toilet learning and sex education
- How to foster independent living
- Residential options available to adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Home & Family section of the CAR Autism Roadmap™ answers many questions you may have and may help you to prepare for the unexpected. Use the filter options on the left side of your screen below to narrow article selections by categories.
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Last updated on Jun 1, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Moving can be difficult for any family. There is much to be done, including making sure bank accounts are transferred, children are registered in their new school, the cable box and internet lines are connected, and that all that is important is well...
Last updated on Jun 1, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Rigidity, sensory sensitivities, coordination difficulties, and sleep dysfunction often go together with an autism diagnosis. These symptoms present their own challenges, but can also put a child at risk for being overweight or obese and for...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Moving out of the parents' home is something most children look forward to with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. For some, it symbolizes independence, freedom, and coming into one's own. But it also brings responsibility, both financial and...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
If your child on the autism spectrum is in Middle School and has been diagnosed for a while, you may be looking for what to do next. The suggestions below are written on the assumptions that your child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
If you have a High School student on the autism spectrum, you may have been involved in helping to coordinate your child's care for well over 10 years, depending on when your child was diagnosed. For many parents, however, High School brings on a...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
So, your child is not yet three years of age. He or she already has a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and is involved with Early Intervention services. If you live in Pennsylvania, you have applied for Behavioral Health Rehabilitation...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
When you first hear that your child has a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), you may feel a mix of emotions. But how you think about your child's diagnosis may be different from how other members of the family deal with this new information...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
Making a decision about what treatments to pursue with the limited amount of time and money that you have is very difficult when you consider the large number of treatments advertised on the internet and/or recommended by trained professionals...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
If you have two children and one of them is on the autism spectrum, there is a very high likelihood you are just as concerned about your typically developing child as you are about your child with special needs. How do I make sure Andrew* (...
Last updated on May 29, 2020 in CAR Autism Roadmap™
As young adults finish high school, perhaps going to college or getting a job, at some point they may choose to take on the additional responsibility of living "on their own." Our society generally regards this as developmentally appropriate (though...