Child’s Play

It’s Serious Stuff “Play is often talked about as it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is a way to cope with life and to prepare for adulthood. Playing is a way to solve problems and to express feelings. In fact, play is the real work of childhood.”   Television icon Fred [...]

Getting in the Game

Connecting with my autistic child For fathers coming home from work and finding it impossible to connect with their autistic child, it can typically be the straw that breaks the family’s back.  Dad walks in to find his son busy lining up his toys or engrossed in the spinning wheels of an overturned toy truck. [...]