9 Conversations To Have With Your Autistic Child

Growing up, Paul McAuliffe says he “felt like a Martian.” He was always saying the wrong thing or overreacting, but he didn’t know why. Then several years ago for his job as a case manager, the Panama City resident started reading online about the symptoms of autism.

“And I said, ‘My god,’” recalls McAuliffe, now 57. “‘That’s me.’”

Making Sense of Social Contact

CORVALIS, Calif. -- Julie Balderston’s clients, whether they be in school settings, college, an office or just at home, often feel as if they’re struggling to fit in.
Part of those struggles, she said, involve communication roadblocks. Her clients often don’t know how to bridge the gap to communicate better with teachers, colleagues and family members.
That’s where her Social Communication Clinic comes in.