Weighted blankets, vests, and other similar devices are spread throughout our home. Having three children with autism, sleep apnea, anxiety, ADHD diagnosis, these tools are priceless! Soon after their diagnosis, I started hearing about deep pressure devices. I began asking “what is a weighted blanket?” and “what are the benefits…
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What to do after an autism diagnosis | The First Few Months
Our family has been through a total of 3 autism diagnosis, two of which were just 6 weeks a part! Through out our personal journey, and helping others, we have had one very common question. What do you do after an autism diagnosis? You spend months preparing and waiting to…
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Hiring a Babysitter for an Autistic Child Shouldn’t be Complicated
Hiring a babysitter for an autistic child can be a daunting task. Not to mention the everyday needs of a working parent to have child care! #autism #autismparenting
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What is #REDInstead | A Massive Change in Autism Acceptance
In 2018 as we got closer to National Autism Awareness month, a new movement began. #RedInstead is a movement to support Autistic individuals, not Autism Speaks. Today we answer the question of What is #RedInstead.
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How to Tell When Your Child Needs Speech Therapy
Sometimes, it is hard to know how to tell if your child needs speech therapy. Learn how to determine if your child may have a speech delay. #speechdelay #speechdisorder #slp #speechlangauagedisorder
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Ending Cosleeeping with an Autistic Child – Steps that Work
From the day little man was born, he has always slept tucked into my arm. Cosleeeping with our children was always a natural choice for me, especially since I breastfed. Now the he is 3 and 45lbs (ya, he is a brut!), cosleeeping really isn’t comfortable for any of us.…
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Hasbro TOYBOX Tools: Making Play Accessible with The Autism Project
The holidays have come and gone. Now we are left with all these toys that little man and Bean have no clue on how to use. When you think of childhood, you think of playing and imagination. For many children, play just doesn’t come natural as it does to others.…
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The Day We Lost Cutie – A story of Autism, Lovies, and Target
Our youngest two children are both autistic. Like any other child, they have their special toy that many refer to as a lovey. All four our children have had a lovies (and all still have theirs). Though the love for these dolls is shared by all our children, the loss…
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Autism Wandering Prevention | AngelSense Coupon Code $50 off!
Looking for the best Angelsense Coupon code? Well here it is! Check out this code for $50 off angelsense and learn about the advice that is saving lives! Perfect for those with autism, special needs, even dementia. #autism #specialneeds #autismmom #couponcodes #coupon
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Autistic or Has Autism, which way is right?
Within any community, there are certain ways to say and not to say things. Within the autism community, one of the larger discussions is on the use of person first or identify first language. Some being offended by one or the other, while others are just left to wonder which…