Category: Resources

Managing challenging behaviors in the moment can be difficult. You may not know how to respond. You may try many things to get your child to calm down. You may think it is happening for no reason. Below are some tips and tricks on why behaviors are occurring and how you can react.  First, let’s…

Toddlers learn language through everyday activities at home and in the community. Parents can use techniques, like those below, to increase language learning in their toddlers within these routines. Need a review of language skill development first? How kids learn to communicate. click here Teaching Language through Everyday Activities at Home 1. Requesting Skills: Teaching…

Good sleep is crucial for a healthy body and life: it’s restorative, it helps create positive behavioral and emotional regulation, and it can bring more happiness to the entire family. What are your families sleep habits and how can they be improved?   Consider these tips for helping your child fall asleep—and stay asleep: Set…

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we decided to look forward.  Instead of relaying past history, we asked several Caravel women how they plan to make history. With budding potential across the company, we asked a sample of female team members to answer any of the 5 questions below about their experience at Caravel and…

In acknowledgement of Black History Month, Caravel Autism Health would like to recognize three leaders in the mental health and psychology fields.   Kenneth Clark (1914–2005) The first black president of the American Psychological Association, Kenneth Clark is famous for his “Doll Study.” That project looked at more than 200 black children and their interactions…

Can parents of young children enjoy shopping, or should they avoid shopping with their children altogether? Shopping with young children can be challenging. Children with autism in particular may have difficulties with shopping because of crowds, fear of the unknown, overstimulation, sensory processing difficulties, and past shopping experiences. As a parent, it can be scary…

We often hear these questions or comments when talking with parents. Each of these questions will be addressed below. Why should my child play? What is my child learning through play? Increases body awareness Increases awareness of others Introduces compromise and social problem solving Promotes conversation skills Promotes social skills such as sharing and turn…

While every child grows and learns in their own unique way, we know that every human develops certain skills (milestones) at relatively the same point in time. These are milestones such as walking, smiling, talking and playing with others. But what happens if your child isn’t reaching these milestones? Or what does it mean if…