Toilet training autistic twins is one of the most frequently commented on topic in our community! You may think it is difficult to toilet train just one child, but add in twins or triplets and autism, and it can be a completely different experience. You may think it seems impossible, but you are already doing lots of challenging things as a parent to twins or…
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Help! My autistic twins won’t sleep through the night
It is very common for autistic children to have unusual sleep patterns. If they are twins, triplets or quadruplets, this may lead to even more challenges. Sleep troubles and autism Sleep troubles and autism are very common – in fact it is estimated that between 40 to 80% of autistic children have trouble sleeping. They may have trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, poor sleep…
Autistic twins sharing
When you learned you were pregnant with twins, triplets or quadruplets, you probably dreamed of your children being best friends and sharing everything in life. Sharing can be a difficult skill for autistic children to develop, but there are lots of ways that you can help autistic twins to share, whether one or all of the children are autistic. Autism and play Play is an…