Category: About Autism/ASD

How a group is built for a two to five year old, and what the first targets actually are. Your three year old stands at the edge of the rug watching four other children build something, and does not go over. You have shown her how to ask, at home, more than once. Social skills… Continue reading Social Skills for Preschoolers: What Happens in the Room

Reading years ahead of schedule and understanding what you read are two different skills, and they can arrive years apart.Understand where your child is at with his reading abilities today! September 16, 2026 By the Haim ABA Team Your three year old reads the word EXIT off the sign at the grocery store, out loud… Continue reading What Is Hyperlexia? Why Your Three Year Old Can Read the Cereal Box

Some children process language in whole phrases before breaking them down into individual words, meaning a repeated line is often an early step toward building a sentence rather than a distraction from one. September 15, 2026 By the Haim ABA Team Your four year old wants to be picked up, and what comes out is… Continue reading Gestalt Language Processing, and Why Your Child Repeats Whole Sentences

The visual tools your child’s therapy team uses at the clinic work at your kitchen table too, and most of them cost nothing but a phone camera and a strip of Velcro. September 14, 2026 By the Haim ABA Team Your child sits on the rug with a tablet. Shoes need to go on in… Continue reading A First Then Board Takes Five Minutes to Make and Changes the Morning

What these tools do, what they do not do, and how to tell the difference at home. August 27, 2026 By the Haim ABA Team Sometimes autism sensory toys help kids, but not in the way most product pages promise. A sensory toy is an object, not a therapy, and the research behind sensory based… Continue reading Autism Sensory Toys: Do They Help?

What is already available to you before the report arrives, who to call first, and what is worth writing down in the meantime. August 27, 2026 By the Haim ABA Team Key Takeaways The referral email came through with no date on it. Someone will be in touch, it said, and you read it twice… Continue reading Waiting for an Autism Diagnosis: What You Can Start Now