Self-Esteem Self-esteem is an important skill to learn, especially for teenagers and older kids to help them manage and regulate their emotions as they become adults. Helping them see themselves in a positive light will have lasting impressions on them as they get older. They will have increased confidence in their abilities and hopefully see…
Your Words Matter When Talking to Children and Teens with Autism I am always fascinated when talking with my younger brother about different social situations he has experienced. One that always stands out to me is that he apologized for the way he acted in Kindergarten when he would run out of the classroom or…
The Positives of Autism Today I wanted to share with you the positive aspects of autism, and how we can celebrate differences in everyone’s unique abilities. While working as an occupational therapist and being a big sister of a sibling with autism, I have been able to see many positive attributes of autism. * This…
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*This post contains affiliate links. There is no extra cost to you, but will greatly help our family. If you would like read more here is our disclosure statement. 25 Ways to Show Support For a Family with a Child with Special Needs This post was originally written about Mother’s day, but the more I…
This post contains affiliate links, there is no extra cost to you, but will greatly help our family. I believe that God has a plan for us and that we are to love everyone…Now you are probably thinking how does God fit into all of this? Well I believe that God has me here on…
*This post contains affiliate links which is no extra cost to you, but can help out our family greatly with a small commission. The Struggle of Riding a Bike Ever since my brother was little he has struggled with having the balance and coordination to be able to ride a bike on his own. When…