Their Tears and Fears. Masks and More: How to Really Help Your Child Thrive in the New Normal
How to help your child thrive in the new normal If anyone had told you last year to prepare for life as you know it to change to an almost...
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Friends of Brian: Achieving Quality of Life Through GAP
Group Action Planning We aren’t nearly done! This inescapable fact confronted me as we approached the last of three Person-Centered Planning (PCP) meetings for my son, Brian, who was 16...
Lifting Others: Lisa Peña
Meet Dr. Lisa Peña the creator of The MOCHA Tribe Diaries, author of Waiting for the Lightbulb, wife, creator of the Ultimate MOCHA Session Retreat, and the mother of three...
How to Plan a Safe and Fun Summer With COVID-19 Guidelines
Summer 2020 is upon us, and parents around the country are trying to figure out how to entertain their children with so many camps and day programs no longer available....
I Am The Ghost of Your Future
A Letter to Special Needs parents from the neurotypical sibling. No one likes to talk about what is going to happen when I am no longer here. Who is going...
New Insights Learned From Being in Lockdown
Several insights gained after months of our family sheltering in place from the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 Ways Help Special Needs Families During The Pandemic
Author Deanna Picon Offers Six Ways For Families, Friends And The Public To Support Autism And Special Needs Families During The Coronavirus Pandemic Raising a child with a disability, while...
Family Chat: Shelter-In Place
In this video families share what was the most challenging things for them during the stay-at-home orders. Tips and tools on how to thrive with sheltering place is provided. (May...
Reading Help! What Parents Need to Know to Help Their Special Needs Child Read
Reading Help Is there any bigger educational skill to develop than reading? Probably not. READING is everywhere in our lives and is required in most anything we want to learn...
How to Protect Your Mental Health During Coronavirus
Mental Health Strategies for Coping with Stress, Boredom, and Anxiety We are living in a unique and challenging time – navigating uncharted waters, the likes of which we have never...
