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autism October 15, 2025 6 min
Autism in Girls: The Signs Everyone Misses
A quick note before you read on: This article is general information for parents and carers, not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional assessment of your…
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child development October 15, 2025 6 min
Raising Bilingual Kids: What Science Says About the Trade-offs
Introduction: The Bilingual Question Every Dubai Parent Asks Dubai is one of the most linguistically diverse cities on earth. Walk into any school playground an…
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autism October 15, 2025 6 min
Choosing a School for an Autistic Child in Dubai: A Field Guide
Choosing a School for an Autistic Child in Dubai: A Field Guide Finding the right school for an autistic child in Dubai is one of the most consequential decisio…
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autism October 14, 2025 6 min
Visual Schedules: The Single Highest-Value Autism Tool at Home
Why Visual Schedules Are the Single Highest-Value Autism Tool at Home TL;DR: A visual schedule turns invisible time into visible, checkable order — slashing anx…
Read Moreautism October 6, 2025 6 min
The First 90 Days After an Autism Diagnosis: A Sane Action Plan
Nothing About Your Child Changed on Diagnosis Day An autism diagnosis can feel like the ground shifting beneath your feet. The paperwork is new, the terminology…
Read Moreautism October 6, 2025 7 min
Your Child’s IEP/ILP: How to Be the Parent Schools Take Seriously
What Is an IEP or ILP — and Why Does It Matter? If your child has additional learning needs, a developmental difference such as autism, or a condition that affe…
Read Morechild development October 5, 2025 7 min
The 6 Stages of Play: How Children Learn to Be Social
Introduction: Why Play Is Serious Business To an adult passing by, children at play can look effortless — a toddler stacking blocks alone, two pre-schoolers run…
Read Moreautism October 4, 2025 7 min
Telling Family About the Diagnosis (Including the Sceptical Grandparent)
When the Diagnosis Is New — and the Family Is Not Ready You have spent weeks, perhaps months, navigating assessments, waiting rooms, and a vocabulary that was e…
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child development October 3, 2025 7 min
School Readiness: The 5 Skills That Matter More Than Reading
Why "Is My Child Ready for School?" Is the Wrong Question Every August, parents across Dubai find themselves anxiously checking whether their child can write th…
Read Morechild development October 3, 2025 6 min
Sibling Rivalry: What’s Healthy, What Needs Refereeing
Sibling Rivalry: What's Healthy, What Needs Refereeing If you have more than one child, you already know the soundtrack: the bickering over the remote control, …
Read Morechild development October 1, 2025 6 min
Secure Attachment: What It Is, What Builds It, What Doesn’t Break It
What Is Secure Attachment — and Why Does It Matter? Attachment theory, first developed by psychiatrist John Bowlby and later expanded by researcher Mary Ainswor…
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