Recently we met Dr Stephen Underwood who practices at the Mind & Hearts clinic on the Gold Coast. The Minds & hearts clinic specialises in asperger syndrome and autism and was co-founded by Professor Tony Attwood. Who better to get some strategies and advice for Nicholas who has an aspergers diagnosis?
Below are some of the [...]

To Promote Eye Contact

Bubble blowing
Flashing wands
Peek-a-boo games
Standing in front of him when he is on the swings
Funny masks
Physically getting down to his level.  

Also found Matt would give fantastic eye contact when I used a beauty facial mask and all my other features were blanked out. 
To Promote Talking

Squishey stress balls and fidget toys for push, pull, [...]

Think Big – You are the best person to advocate for your child. Think big and escalate problems beyond your immediate contacts within service providers. Write letters to politicians and request action and answers.
Don’t attach labels or Allow others to attach labels to your child – they are the same person they were prior to [...]