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“It wasn’t a big thing putting a scarf on your head.” For Rabina Khan, almost twenty years ago, the choice was a simple one. But now, at a time when Muslim expressions of faith are regarded with caution, how do parents approach the issue of whether or not their daughters should be encouraged to wear the hijab?

Although they feel as if they’ve landed on a new planet, newborns will eventually trust and regulate their own body’s rhythms. What can parents do to help the self-regulation process?

The hardest truth is no parent ever plans for an autistic child in the way most parents prepare to change diapers and teach their child to ride a bike.