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Parent Worries: Adult Son with Autism Still Obsessed with Barney… and encourage him or her to develop new abilities. Another option is to try pairing a new activity with one of his favorite videos. For example, with a Barney video playing in the background, the two of you might play a game of checkers. In this way, playing checkers may take on …

Helping her son Ryan reach his full potential is the goal of this autism mom … so far since those days.  Recently, we took a day trip to Lego Land. I prepared Ryan for the trip by showing him photos and videos of the park that I found online. During the car ride, which was only about an hour, Ryan looked out the window and …

Autism and special interests … a passion for trains, the behavioral therapist might build her therapy sessions around activities with toy trains and/or videos of trains. One idea I’m evaluating is that this tactic may actually interfere with the goal of developing the child’s …