Ask the Doctor - 005 : What is the best way to connect with my child with autism?

Andrea Libutti, MD

Ask the Doctor: Anything Autism Doctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism • What is the best way to connect with my child with autism? • I am sitting on the floor of my son’s therapy room. I have been homeschooling him for several years and we are about to begin a session. I am wearing a neon pink hat and I have brightly colored paint all over my face. I have to admit - I look interesting. My son with autism is busy in one corner of the room, dropping books over and over, getting close to the floor so he can hear the sound they make as they hit the floor. I move over to join him with my own stack of books. I drop each book, over and over. From time to time I glance at him, curious about how he’s doing. He glances at me for just a moment. I thank him and celebrate his interest in a gentle and heartfelt way. If you liked this short audio, you can get the whole article at: https://www.andrealibutti.com/2018/10/05/what-is-the-best-way-to-connect-with-my-child-with-autism/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-blog Download the first chapter of my book “Awakened by Autism” for FREE: www.andrealibutti.com/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-chapter My name is Andrea Libutti and I’m a doctor, author and mother of a brilliant son, who at the age of 2 was diagnosed with severe autism.