Super Dadvocate: Tony Mancuso Making a Difference!
Tony is more of an unsung hero – you know the type – the dad next door whose story you don’t really know – but are surprised when you find...
Parenting
Parenting Your Young Adult Through Their First Employment Experiences
First Employment Experiences As the Director of a university based program for students with disabilities, I work with recent graduates and parents as they begin to search for their first...
Service Dogs to the Rescue: Helping to Make Dreams Come True
Service Dogs to the Rescue We are hearing more news today than ever about how Service or Therapy Dogs are helping all kinds of people gain back their independence and...
Go Baby Go! Mobility & Sociability
Go Baby Go! Mobility & Sociability Mason Motes (two years old) of Woodstock, Georgia, was born with Down syndrome. Thanks to five-time-a week therapy he is making progress in dealing...
LIFE SKILLS: The Importance of Asking Questions for Those with an ASD
“If I had to choose between starving and calling McDonalds just to see what time they closed, I would rather starve.”
Staying Healthy with a Proper Diet
Real food makes you feel good. Bad food makes you feel bad! If you do not believe it, view the documentary: Super Size Me Even doctors were shocked at how...
Instacart App: Powerful Tool for Independence
“We don’t just think of Instacart as an incredibly convenient product delivery app, but as a powerful tool for independence.” Instacart is a service in which a customer selects and...
Leandro Teaches a Lesson
Leandro was diagnosed with Autism. To his mom, dad and even me, his therapist, a better description would be Difficult. Very Difficult. Leandro had opinions and mostly they were “No”....
An Easy Way to Engage with Your Child or Student
I knew Leandro. I met him first at his home and then at Head Start. He is a very smart but quirky kid who loves to draw. As his therapist,...
Can a Weighted Blanket Help My 20 Year Old?
Our experience with a weighted blanket I wanted to share with you all about our experience with a weighted blanket; first, because it is a great product and second, because...
