Prepping for Daylight Saving Time

Prepping for Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving has some pretty great advantages. More sunlight means more fun outdoor activities with the family, and who doesn’t want that? But as great as that is, daylight saving does come with some disadvantages, too. Particularly at the very beginning. We’ve all...
Stay at Home Spring Break

Stay at Home Spring Break

Spring Break is just around the corner! We would all love to take a big trip to celebrate the time off, but everything from fear of unwanted behavior to inflation may be keeping us at home this year. With that in mind, let’s look at some super fun stay-at-home Spring...
Autism and Picky Eaters

Autism and Picky Eaters

We all have foods that we don’t like. Whether it’s an off putting taste, look, smell or texture or even the idea of how that food came to be, it’s ok to say no to certain foods. The problem comes when eaters get so picky that they aren’t getting the necessary...
Indoor Gross Motor Activities

Indoor Gross Motor Activities

If you talk to an occupational therapist, they will tell you that one of the best ways to make sure that your child is able to use play time efficiently is to engage them in gross motor activities first. Getting out the energy with big movements allows the body and...
Preparing for Valentine’s Day

Preparing for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is almost here! A lot of kids can’t wait for Valentine’s card exchanges, class parties, and maybe even finding out who their crush is. While it may be exciting for most, for a lot of kiddos on the autism spectrum, Valentine’s can be an especially...

We have been a family blessed with the help of the team at The Helm. Our son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when he was 2.5 and The Helm was one of the places recommended by our developmental psychologist. I am a physician and still found it hard navigating this new medical problem and knowing what to do next. I called many places and from step one Lee Ann was the most helpful explaining the process with paperwork, assessment, available services, insurance, etc. we were able to start therapy quite soon after diagnosis and had sessions at home daily for 3 hours. The quality of staff, the system they have in place for the therapists, the coordination by the BCBA supervising therapist and early response put us at ease that we were on the right path. Ultimately the steady positive changes we saw with our son overcame any fears we had about autism holding our son back for the rest of his life.

We used many forms of intervention that we felt were individually tailored for our family – for potty training, anger management, dietary intervention and even let them know when we could not maintain something suggested in family training, and they would just take our request and implement another plan. Our son has now graduated/transitioned out of therapy and is currently in pre-K in a regular classroom with him on par with his class in academics, has friends and no behavior issues. Most important of all we have a happy son who loves to play with his big sister.

I know that I will always read all there is on autism and watch my son for any features. But I hope my review adds to positive aspects that I wish someone would have told me when I started the journey – start early, don’t put off your suspicions, get your child evaluated now! The label does not hinder,  in fact it falls to the side once you have the diagnosis to facilitate therapy. ABA intervention, especially done with the right people, makes a big difference. It does not pressure or upset the child at all, and you are not stuck in therapy for life! I know if any behavioral issues come up in the future I have The Helm, and they will help us and the outcome is going to be positive. Said with heartfelt thanks.

– Former Helm ABA Family

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