The teacher says it was a great day. The same student walks in the door and falls apart. You sit in the conference and hear “we never see that here,” and it sounds like two different kids. It is not two kids. It is not bad parenting. It is the bill for a day of holding it together. After-school collapse is school data. The two-kid problem Andrea Loewen Nair, a counselor and parenting educator, named what parents kept telling her: kids who hold it in all day and come undone on

School starts with a list. The week starts with demands.

chool starts with a list: pencils, folders, a backpack that can survive the bus. None of those items is what actually decides whether an autistic student can get through the first ten days.

For more than five decades, Eden Autism has been a beacon of hope and expertise for autistic children and adults facing the most complex cognitive and behavioral challenges.

In 2026, the diagnostic picture is finally shifting. Large-scale studies confirm that the male-to-female diagnosis gap is narrowing, especially in adolescence and early adulthood, as clinicians become more attuned to how autism presents in girls and women.

Jonathan Antoine’s story is one of those rare entertainment arcs where a single audition changed the room, then changed the career that followed.

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and record a podcast episode with Gilda Evans, the creator and host of the Autism Resource Podcast. It was an engaging, insightful conversation that left me inspired by the depth of knowledge and community spirit she brings to every episode.

Autism Digest is excited to share a wonderful new opportunity from Ability Central: Project Level Up, a free virtual workshop series designed specifically for disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent young adults.