Category: Blog


Tommy Laroo ALWAYS gets told what to do!

Get your copy now! Tommy Laroo is a smart, precocious, non-verbal autistic boy who is always getting bossed around, smothered with questions or loaded…

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HOW you play is crucial!

What’s your play style and why? For well over a decade I have been teaching families to play with their children on the autism…

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Play like a pro: 4 tips for playing with your ASD child

Play like a pro! Create the optimal play environment. Putting together a room in your house that is low on distraction, free of electronic…

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What’s your ritual?

For many on the autism spectrum, exclusive, repetitive or ritualistic behaviors can take up a big portion of  time and attention. There are many…

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Becoming a Dad

Over the last fifteen years I have worked and played with hundreds of families and their children on the autism spectrum. I rough house,…

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Anticipation

“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing…

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Motivation

“Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.” -Norman Ralph Augustine Most of the professional world approaches working with children on the spectrum by using…

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Crying and whining and your reaction!

Does your child whine, cry or even tantrum when they don’t get what they want? Many children that I work with use whining/crying or…

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Transactions vs. Interactions

Interactions are different from transactions When I go through the grocery store check out I speak to the cashier, I make a little bit…

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Welcome to the new Website

Welcome to Play. Connect. Grow. It has been a dream of mine to create this parent resource for several years now. Cost and availability…

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