Liam’s grandfather needed a few things at the home improvement store and decided to take his twelve year-old grand son, Liam, along. As they were walking through the store, Liam became anxious
Have you ever been frustrated with your child’s behavior and found yourself thinking something like, “It really doesn’t matter what I do…
Besides putting a child on a GFCF (Gluten Free-Casein Free…and often Soy free, too) diet many parents turn to a variety of therapies to help their child with ASD and...
One of the reasons Autism Fitness programming works for my athletes is the selection of equipment that we use. Any tool is only as good as the coach using it...
Understanding Executive Functioning According to the Encyclopedia of Autism (2013), individuals on the autism spectrum have a pronounced impairment in executive functioning. Executive functioning (EF) impairments are not unique to...
This Tiny Light has big dreams. Though he is ten years old, Harrison was only recently diagnosed with autism, ADHD, anxiety disorder and silent seizures. While it was tough to...
Advocacy Tips for the Long Haul Recently I talked to my son’s first elementary school Principal. She marveled at the progress he had made from his first days in the...
Tiny Light Angel Tiny Light Angel has the perfect name – she truly is an angel and inspiration to everyone she meets. While this brave 16-year-old spends much of her...
The beginning: My journey in Jewish music (I’m a “newbie” Cantorial Soloist, songleader and teacher) began after our middle son, Evan, was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism, and was singularly...
Dani Wykes, winner of this year’s Mom & Me contest, shown with: Parker, 8 (blue vest), Presten, 7 (green vest), and Keelie, 7 (pink vest). In 2006, all 3 of...
