Parent Advice Videos
Parent Advice Videos are questions asked and answered by parents across Canada. This project was created and developed by Canadian parents from the autism community.
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How does having a dual diagnosis, make it different?
What tools do you use to communicate with the person you care for at home?
What advice would you give to someone in a similar situation or to your younger self?
How can I make friends?
How can I help my child be authentic to themselves and take part in the world around them?
I am so overwhelmed and exhausted; What can I do to keep going?
What strategies worked to help teach the person you care for to communicate?
How do I decide what kind of schooling to do with my child?
What tools do you use to communicate with the person you care for in the community?
What was the greatest outcome of teaching the person you care for a way to communicate?
How do you encourage others to communicate with your child?
Is early intervention important?
How do I explain and support the body changes through puberty?
What is respite? Do I need it?
How do I help my child find interests, an area of study, or a career path?
What can I do to presume competence in my child?
How can I be resourceful when I feel there is such limited support?
How can I discover and support my child's interests?
How do I deal with challenging or unexpected public interactions when out with my child?
As a parent, how can I plan for the future of my child?
Should I disclose my child's diagnosis when meeting new people or registering for camps or groups?
When and how do I tell my child they are Autistic?
If and how can I explain my child's diagnosis to friends and relatives?
How can I respond when someone doesn't believe my child is Autistic?
Once we have an autism diagnosis, how do we decide what to do next?
How do I set priorities when choosing therapy or interventions for my child?
How do I support and advocate for my child in the medical model while maintaining our culture and values?
What sort of therapy should we do? How do we decide?
Will my child ever be able to self-regulate or find good coping strategies? How do I support this?
How can I know when or if we should leave our current school?
How can I know if I am supporting my child or expecting too much?
Should I be worried if my child doesn't want or have any friends?
Will my child ever be independent? What can I do now to help my child build independence?
What challenges may we face as a family, and how can I support my child in the challenges they may encounter?
As parents, how do we deal with feeling that we are failing our children?
If I know my child is Autistic, do I really need a formal diagnosis? Do they need it?
How do I support meaningful communication in my child's journey to independence?
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