Let’s Talk Inclusion
What Is Inclusion? [ in-kloo-zhuhn ] Inclusion is the practice of educating all students together – students with disabilities and students without disabilities – side-by-side in the general education setting...
Parenting
Have you established healthy boundaries for touch with your loved one with special needs?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] FACT – Our children are the most vulnerable!!! What Can We Do to Help them? Have you set rules or establish healthy boundaries for touch...
How Calming Sensory Spaces Can Help, and How to Create One in a Corner?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Did you know you could create a calming sensory space in a corner? WHO KNEW??? Well, Alex Lopiccolo from Sensory Digest, aka The King of...
How to Create a Calming Closet: How we did it!
Calming Closet We asked Mr. Alex (as he is often called) to provide us with suggestions and ideas on how to makeover a storage closet into a calming closet for...
Sensory Spaces for You, Me, and SPD
Sensory Spaces Life gets busy and crazy for us all. So, we all know that we need to make time to take care of ourselves and create that “me” time....
Using Research to Guide Decision Making
Research As family members of someone with a disability, we are often torn when trying to decide what’s best for our kids. Thanks to the internet, there are answers to...
Visual Supports: A Key to Maintaining One’s Day-to-Day Living
Visual supports in the home a key to maintaining one’s day to day living. When it comes to providing aid and assistance to someone, neurotypical humans use visuals more than...
Mom Makeover from the Inside Out (Part 2)
In case you missed part 1 of Mom Makeover from the Inside Out, start reading here. The gift of “me time ” for Mom When you hear the word makeover,...
Tech Tools for a Healthy Summer Reset
Healthy Reset Summertime is almost here! As parents and caregivers, we know that summer means less structured time for our children due to school breaks. This inevitably leads to more...
Family Fun Summer Fun Minute to Win It Yard Games
Growing up, my family enjoyed watching game shows on TV. One of my all-time favorites was “Minute To Win It.” I loved the physicality of the contestants and the time...
