Last week, my youngest suggested we see a high school play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, because a friend of hers was in it. I had read the 2003 book when it came out, and I had forgotten most of the story. I remember it started with a bit of a...
Parents of children on the autism spectrum hear a lot about what their children “should” be doing socially. But according to Michigan State University’s Barbara Thompson, autistic children are not simply failing to process social information; they may be processing it...
When most people think about helping someone learn, they picture teaching—explaining, guiding, correcting. But what if learning doesn’t start with teaching at all? Research shows that we learn through play, especially in early childhood. We also need to feel safe and...
Where My Work Began My desire to help others did not come from having all the answers. It came from living through confusion, quiet suffering, and carrying more than I knew how to process. Losing a parent at a young age left a grief I did not fully understand or give...
If you’re raising an autistic child, teen, or young adult, you’ve probably seen how screens can be both a lifeline and a lightning rod. Tablets and games can soothe, teach skills, provide community, and offer a predictable and “safe” world. But for some neurodivergent...
Autism is a subject that is lately fraught with politics, and it's often difficult to tell fact from propaganda. That's why we at Qrkiez like to update our readers with important developments that have brought fresh attention and hope to families raising children with...
Empathy, Patience, and Human Connection: Tutoring Special Needs Kids Michelle Waugh left academia to devote herself to special needs kids as a personal tutor. You can read about Michelle's approach to tutoring here. In a recent interview on Mookie Spitz's Bald...
Special Needs Students Have Special Needs For many children, learning to read, write, and comprehend stories is a natural progression. But for children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, and other conditions, these milestones can feel like mountains. Sounding out...
Our autism journey began quietly with just a growing sense in our hearts that something wasn’t quite right. My son was born here in the United States, and like most new parents, we were filled with dreams and plans. When he turned one, we moved back to India to be...
I was never a reality TV guy. I used to watch some of the singing and cooking competition shows, but even those have gotten boring for me. My wife, however, more than makes up for me. A few years ago, she started talking to me about “Love on the Spectrum,” way before...
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