Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesOne minute your child is laser-focused on lining up toys. The next, they're curled up under the table, refusing to speak. If this feels familiar, you're likely living

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesIf your child covers their ears, melts down in noisy places, or struggles to settle down at night...That’s not defiance—it’s a nervous system in sensory overload.Autis

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Understanding the nervous system roots of PDA and practical ways to help your child.If your child seems to avoid even the simplest requests—like brushing teeth or putting on shoes—and those refusals c

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

A practical parent’s guide to calming the nervous system and finding the right autism treatment for your child. If your child has been struggling with big emotions, sensory overload, or social comm

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesEvery parent longs to see the signs of autism recovery—a word spoken after months of silence, a calm night after endless meltdowns. These moments may seem small to oth

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 7 minutesChallenging behavior isn’t random—it’s brain science. When stress hijacks the nervous system, logic, attention, and empathy go offline.The fix isn’t tougher discipline

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

When a child with autism spectrum disorder also struggles with emotional dysregulation, that means it is hard for them to manage emotions. There are many causes of emotional dysregulation in autism an

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesMany parents of autistic children don’t realize masking is at play, until the stress, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm show up louder than ever.In this blog, you’ll lea

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Estimated reading time: 8 minutesAuDHD burnout can leave a once-bright, curious child feeling exhausted, moody, and shut down. One day, they’re laughing and full of energy, and the next, they can bare