Richard Solomon, MD, founder of The PLAY Project, talks to Big 2 News – KMID about The PLAY Project’s online learning opportunities for parents and professionals who want to help children with autism reach their full potential! Read the full web story here and the extended conversation with Dr. Solomon here. The PLAY Project’s online...
De- schooling Autism “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” by Richard Solomon MD, FAAP September 2020 Everywhere you look in the news now, there’s an article about the return to classes in the fall and the chaos that COVID 19 is causing school...
Written by Richard Solomon, MD For the longest time I wondered why so many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) loved trains and wheels as their favorite ‘special interests’. When I finally figured it out, I not only answered my question but learned something fundamental about human nature. Let me start by telling you about the...
Written by: Richard Solomon, MD You’ve probably seen the Autism Speaks ads: “Every two seconds a child is diagnosed with autism.” As I write this today, the CDC has determined that 1 in a 54 people or 2% of males has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)!1Ever since Bob Wright, former president of NBC, became the grandfather of a...
“Play provides a beautiful avenue for relating, learning, and just having fun in and of itself,” explains Ashley Case, a pediatric occupational therapist by profession and a full-time mom, in her article published on Motherly: “To the parents who don’t think they’re good at ‘playing’—you are.” Case encourages parents to play with their children, provides...
Congratulations, Dr. Solomon! Dr. Solomon’s article: “Commentary: Evidence based interventions for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders” has been published in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care. The commentary article describes evidence for parent implemented models. To read the article’s first page for free and to purchase the full article, click here....
Autism & Kindergarten Readiness* Richard Solomon, MD Is Jacob Ready for Kindergarten? Jacob Grant (name changed) is five years old with a birthday in December. The family arrives at my developmental and behavioral pediatrics practice for some advice. They live in Michigan. Jacob has had an excellent, comprehensive, and intensive intervention program for the last...
By: Richard Solomon, MD *Please note that the following dialogue is based on an encounter between Dr. Solomon and one of his patients. This account is meant to share one family’s individual experience, and is not meant to serve as a general guide for when or how to tell a child about their autism diagnosis....
Dr. Rick recently had the opportunity to attend the Autism Support Group of Genesee County’s annual ‘Walk the Walk for Autism.’ The weather was wonderful, the walk was refreshing, and the turnout in support of those affected by autism was great! In addition to all of the wonderful fellow walkers, families, and kids, Dr. Rick had...
In the spirit of the ‘back-to-school’ season, Dr. Solomon would like to share his ‘Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kindergarteners‘ with you. The following is a list of key milestones to consider as your child transitions into a kindergarten setting: 1) Going along with “the gang.” The child is able to move fluidly with the...
