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5 Holiday Tips for Families with Special Needs Children

The usual stress of the holiday season can be trying for parents and children. For special needs children, the stress of the holiday season is often amplified as schedules become hectic and comfortable patterns become…
Twelve Tips for Helping Those Living with Autism Have a Happy Holiday Season

While many happily anticipate the coming holiday season, families of people on the autism spectrum also understand the special challenges that may occur when schedules are disrupted and routines broken. Our hope is…
5 Ways to Support a Special Needs Family

This post goes out to the ones I love. Not those in the thick of the fight, but the family and friends who are not on the front lines -- at least when it comes to raising special needs kids.
Make Back-to-School Easier

As a parent I’ve read many articles floating about the net, all written with the aim of assisting parents who have children returning to school this September. I find that many do not offer any information to as…
HELP: Can't get chores done

Dear Sylvia, We have been attempting to teach our son to do some household chores. He uses a picture schedule and after completing three tasks he gets a reward (usually a milkshake from McDonalds). The problem is th…
Sensory School Supply Shopping

Now that the school year is drawing in close, it's time to get school supplies for many of us. As we do this, I wonder how many of us are on the watch for things that are "sensory friendly"? I'm not necessarily talkin…
Staring and Unkind Words Can Hurt

It constantly amazes me at how the world as I know it, is unkind and not made for my special guy. While both of my guys struggle with their difficulties, Ashton just can't pass as "normal" like Holden can and does. Desp…
What I Discovered Along my Autism Journey

It is hard to believe that my son, Brandon, recently celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday. We have been through a lot together. There were many times I felt like giving up and felt beaten down, but my love for my son…
Self-Injurious Behavior

After conversing with an adult on twitter who is on the autism spectrum with self-injurious tendencies, I elected to step away a moment from detailing my Cub’s journey of diagnosis and resulting emotional aftermat…
How to Ask for Help

The Beatles had it right: "Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, help." Over the almost four years since we started asking for help for James, I've learned a lot about asking…