Parent Guidance

Eating out can be enjoyable, but it can also combine unfamiliar food, waiting, smells, music, bright lighting and social expectations.

Buttons, zips and shoelaces ask the hands, eyes and body to coordinate several small actions in the right order. For

Home may be the place where an autistic or ADHD child feels most regulated. Visitors can suddenly change its sounds,

Laundry is not one skill. It involves noticing what is dirty, sorting, measuring, sequencing machine steps, tolerating textures and sounds,

Waiting can be hard when the duration is uncertain, bodies are close together and there is nothing clear to do.

Public toilets can combine unfamiliar layouts, loud hand dryers, echoing flushes, strong smells, queues and uncertain cleanliness. For an autistic

A sleepover is not a required childhood milestone. Some autistic and ADHD children enjoy the adventure; others would rather visit

Handwashing can look simple to an adult, but it combines water temperature, splashing, slippery soap, strong smells, noisy taps and

A supermarket can demand a lot at once: bright lighting, humming refrigerators, food smells, crowded aisles, waiting and countless tempting

A hearing test may involve a quiet booth, headphones, close-up ear equipment, unfamiliar sounds and waiting for instructions. For an