Author: Jake Greenspan (Jake Greenspan)

Most people think of social-emotional health and social-emotional skills as synonyms.  While these are related, they are also different. Traditionally, social-emotional skills are often described as a child’s ability to be calm, listen, express themselves, follow instructions, share, take turns, etc.  While these are all part of social-emotional health, the skills, like sharing and taking...

These numbers are often given to describe the degree or level of a child’s challenges on the autism spectrum. While some professionals think that a Level 1 or ‘mild’ diagnosis means a child just needs a little support or a little help to ‘catch up’ and teach them a few missing skills, the truth is...