Improving Your Child’s Social Skills: Making Eye Contact

In this age of tablets, Xbox Ones, PS4s, and Wii U, it can be nice to get some real face time (and not Facetime on your iPhone!).  As adults, we often stress the importance of eye contact with our children, but we might not explain why looking at someone is important in a social interaction.  [...

Count Down to Kindergarten: Is My Child Ready?

Enrolling a child in kindergarten is difficult enough without worrying and stressing about his or her readiness. Five year olds vary widely in their developmental skills. When evaluating your child’s readiness for kindergarten there are four areas of developmental functioning that should be consi...

Autism Walk-a-Thon – 2014

Join us at Autism Society of Oregon’s 12th Annual Autism Walk!  Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Oaks Amusement Park in SE Portland   Event Opens 9am ~ Walk begins 10:45am ~ Rides start 11:30am Walk is fully accessible, 1/2 mile paved loop Fabulous Raffe Baskets * Face Painters * Magicians * Craf...