Andy & Melissa On Autism Spectrum Radio with Rob Haupt
We were so honored to be on this show. Thank you to Rob and the staff at Autism Spectrum Radio. Original Broadcast date Tuesday October 16, 2012
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Traveling with kids with autism can be fun again – 10 tips to save your sanity
We are the parents of 3 kids with autism and we travel a lot. We’ve done planes, trains and automobiles. Recently we’ve been very irked with by people putting out these “how to travel with kids with autism” articles that turned out to be nothing but happy happy joy joy fluff pieces with no real … Read more
Toilet paper is like kryptonite to my son with autism
@skyeems4 recently asked us a question on Twitter. “Any suggestions on “fixing” a tactile problem w toilet paper? I have tried every brand, texture, color..:-(” Our son, Alex, and our eldest daughter Kennedy also have tactile issues. Our immediate suggestion was to try flushable wipes since it would probably be a familiar sensation from when … Read more
WBNR AM 1260 Thursday September 27th 2012
Melissa & Andy Areffi talk about their new book Navigating Autism: The Essential How-to by Parents for Parents
An amazing review
What does every mom or dad with a newly-diagnosed son or daughter with autism need most? A chatty, friendly, deeply informed best friend who is relentlessly honest but also realistically positive about the most effective ways to get through the confusing maze of choices that every parent of a kid on the spectrum faces. Melissa … Read more
Refusing Special Education
North Hollywood California Charter principal says, “I don’t want THEM coming here” I have been going through the special education system in LAUSD for over six years now with my 3 kids. Like with anything you are thinking about buying, or places you’re thinking about going, you check them out, right? I read reviews on … Read more
What to do if your kid doesn’t fit in
Melissa helped out on this article http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/970475/if-your-child-is-different If your child doesn’t fit in, help him find ways to be OK with being different.
What to do if a group home is in your child’s future?
Ann Wilson @fxxxxxxxxxxxm writes, “I have been told to look at grp homes for my son, nobody wants to report on things like that.” Let us start off by saying that whenever possible, we like to relate our situations and decisions as parents of special needs kids back to neurotypical parents because parenting is what … Read more
Seven Tips For Helping Your Child With Autism Take Their Medicine | L.A. Parent
LA Parent talks to us about one of the most impossible tasks a parent can do – Giving a child with autism a pill. http://www.laparent.com/article/seven-tips-for-helping-your-child-with-autism-take-their-medicine.html Here’s a simple visual to remember: Giving a child with autism medicine is like giving a cat a pill. Well, not that bad – some of the time.
“Repeat after me, it’s not my fault that my child has autism.”
That’s the first line of our book, Navigating Autism. Someone asked me recently why we chose that as our opening line, so here’s the explanation. When we stated dealing with this seven years ago, we were filled with fear, anger, frustration and guilt. “How could this happen to me?” “What did I do to deserve … Read more