by Love & Autism Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Event News, Love & Autism
Imagine dropping your child off at school and watching them for a few minutes before you leave. What would you see? Would you see your child walk alone on the outskirts, not talking or interacting with anyone? Would you see your child walk towards a group of their...
by Love & Autism Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Event News, Love & Autism
Chou Chou Scantlin is infectiously happy! She’s insanely creative. She amazingly open and friendly. She exudes confidence. She is ever positive and satisfied with her life. She’s the type of person that we want our children to grow to be. Actually, she the type of...
by Love & Autism Staff | Sep 8, 2016 | Event News, Love & Autism
When a child is born, parents are thrust into the role of attending to their needs. As new parents, we are concerned with finding everything our child needs, be it the right bedding to the best fitting diapers. As our child grows, we continually try to create...
by Love & Autism Staff | Aug 18, 2016 | Event News, Love & Autism
For those of you who attended the 2015 installment of Love & Autism: A Conference with Heart, David Finch needs no introduction. One of the most provocative, powerful, and witty speakers I have had the opportunity to witness; this year, back by popular demand,...
by Love & Autism Staff | Aug 12, 2016 | Event News
In 2014, Love & Autism was imagined due to my own yearnings to learn. At that point, I was done with the conference offerings within our field. Many of the programs felt tiresome in the way they approached treatment and limited in their views of what it means to...
by Love & Autism Staff | Jul 29, 2016 | Event News
Walk into your run-of-the-mill autism treatment center and you will inadvertently hear professionals describing autistic individuals as “inappropriate,” “non-compliant,” and “challenging.” Their actions might be referred to as “meaningless” or “non-functional.”...