The Trauma of Relocation: Understanding the Autistic Experience

• By: Annie Kent, MA Psychology #ActuallyAutistic Mental Health Systemic Advocate, Educator, and Freelance Writer
• September 15th, 2025
• adhd, dyslexia, emotional regulation, Fall 2025 Issue, routines, sensory sensitivities, transitions, trauma
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My military family moved house seven to eight times by the time I turned 8, and 11 times before I was 18. I didn’t yet have a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD, but I was diagnosed with Dyslexia and related learning disabilities at age 7 and had started special education. Then we moved. I don’t...

Parent Involvement as a Metric of Quality Care

• By: Erica Ballard, MA, BCBA Caitlin Summers, MA, LPC, ACS Ellen D’Amato, PhD Joe Hess Howard Savin, PhD Kristen Daneker, MS, BCBA, LBS-PA First Children Services
• October 2nd, 2023
• behavior interventions, collaboration, comprehensive integrated approach, Fall 2023 Issue, family-centered care, multidisciplinary team, parent involvement, team planning, transitions, trust
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A family-centered approach has been considered best practice for many years in early intervention and pediatric rehabilitation (Bailey, Buysse, Edmondson, 1992; Baird & Peterson, 1997). For students with complex medical, physical, developmental, and behavioral challenges, a family-centered...