How to Handle Autistic Meltdowns in Children I can’t tell you how many times I’ve received those glares in the grocery store, when my children have had autistic meltdowns. There have even been occasions where another shopper was annoyed enough to make a...
The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Emotional Regulation How many times have you tried to get your kids ready for school, and someone has a meltdown before they ever get out the door? Or your toddler is constantly bouncing from one extreme of emotions...
Ways to Keep Your Autistic Child Safe I was standing in the kitchen when my son’s ABA therapist emerged from the basement alone. I asked where he was. Her response was, “I just told him to come up here. Didn’t he?” My stomach sank – my...
Over 175 Sensory Toys You Can Find At Dollar Tree When you walk in the Dollar Tree, you most likely go straight to the toy section, right? There is a nice selection of sensory toys that pop up in calm down bins all over Pinterest, so you want to snatch those up for...
Stimming – Should I Make My Child Stop? There we were, sitting in the middle of an eerily quiet church service in a new city. We clearly picked the wrong one to visit…you could hear a pin drop! Prayer begins, and little man starts humming...
10 Super Simple Fine Motor Activities for Kids As focus shifts more and more towards learning ABC’s and 123’s, children are losing the more basic skills needed for Kindergarten: the ones that involve fine motor control and hand strength. I even found...
The First Steps to Take When Your Child Receives and Autism Diagnosis I can still remember the sucker punch delivered when the psychologist told me “Your son has autism.” I knew it was a big possibility, but hearing those words out loud was like being hit...
15 Autism Therapy Tools for Under $25 My youngest was quiet for a few minutes, which is always a reason for worry around here…that boy is always into something! I sneaked upstairs to see what he was doing, and discovered that he had swiped my heating pad and was...
10 Realistic Stress Busters for Busy Moms We all know that being a mom is stressful enough – the constant pouring out of ourselves pretty much leaves us drained on a daily basis. And most of the time, moms of special needs kids have the added stresses of limited...
15 Sleep Tips for Kids with Autism Did you ever think that if you could just get through the newborn phase, you would be able to enjoy long, deep sleep again? Like, all night long? Yeah, me too. I was told that the constant waking was just a phase. But when it...
