Miscellaneous blog at The Children’s Place: extra insights, clinic news, resources, and stories supporting children’s communication and development.

BPD or Autism? Understanding the Similarities

2025-12-16T04:32:56+00:00November 26th, 2025|

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) create diagnostic puzzles that confuse even experienced clinicians. Emotional intensity? Present in both. Social struggles? Absolutely. Relationship difficulties? Check on both sides. Because the symptoms overlap substantially, distinguishing between these conditions becomes extremely challenging. But here's the critical issue - getting the diagnosis right determines [...]

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Autism Diagnosis Guide: DSM-5 Criteria Overview

2025-12-16T04:23:17+00:00November 22nd, 2025|

Parents notice something different. A toddler won't look up when you call their name. Playing with other kids at the park seems harder for your child than for others. Maybe conversations feel one-sided, or tiny changes in routine trigger big reactions. These moments often send families looking for answers, which brings them to autism [...]

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ASD Severity Levels Explained

2025-12-16T04:13:12+00:00November 18th, 2025|

Autism looks different in every child. Some speak in full sentences, hold down jobs, and live independently. Others never develop verbal language and need assistance with everything from getting dressed to staying safe. The gap between these experiences is enormous, which is exactly why the DSM-5 introduced three levels of autism back in 2013. [...]

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Autism Causes: What Science Knows Today

2025-12-16T04:04:36+00:00November 14th, 2025|

When you hear the diagnosis, the question hits immediately: why? Parents desperately want answers. They need to know what happened. But autism spectrum disorder doesn't come with a simple explanation - it's woven from multiple threads, not tied to one single cause. Research has come a long way in understanding what causes autism. What [...]

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What Is Autistic Burnout? Symptoms & Relief Guide

2025-12-09T03:24:51+00:00November 2nd, 2025|

Autistic burnout is different from regular tiredness. It can last weeks, months, or even longer - a state of complete exhaustion that happens when an autistic person's ability to cope with everyday life gets totally overwhelmed. Kids, teens, and adults all experience this crushing exhaustion. A child who used to handle school fine suddenly [...]

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Let Your Child Lead!

2025-11-25T00:14:36+00:00June 10th, 2019|

Often times, parents will ask how to engage their little one in activities that promote speech and language development. Parents may pull lots of toys and games off the shelves and ask their child to “say this” or “look at this.” This can be overwhelming for an early learner, and cause them confusion as [...]

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Growth Mindset: Developing Your Child’s Resiliency

2025-11-25T00:14:36+00:00February 12th, 2019|

This Scribble blog post was written by Emily Grant, Occupational Therapist. How can you help your child develop a growth mindset? Does your child often give up quickly when faced with a new challenge? Have you ever heard them say “I can’t do this” or do they ask you to finish tasks for them? [...]

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Is Your Child Ready to Embark on a Social Thinking Adventure?

2025-11-25T00:15:39+00:00January 10th, 2019|

This Scribble blog post was written by Hollie Gillespie, Occupational Therapist Does your child find it tricky in social situations? Sometimes get stuck on their own ideas and find it hard to be flexible when things don’t go to plan? Follow their own plan without regard for their peers? Struggle relating to their peers’ [...]

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TCPs Ultimate Christmas Toy List: Part II

2026-01-07T06:50:56+00:00December 3rd, 2018|

One of the most common questions we get asked at the clinic is to share recommendations for gifts, activities, and games parents can get for their children for the holidays. There are so many options that can not only be fun but also help your child achieve their therapy goals. Last year, our therapists [...]

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