How to Make a Schedule for Everyone in Your Household Today’s post is a practically-minded one. We’re talking about schedules! Now that we’re getting into the fall season, most kids …
What Does Autistic Stimming Look Like?
When most people think about stimming, they think about vocal tics and flapping hands. But what does autistic stimming look like, really? Please, let me, an actual autistic person, tell …
My Neurodivergent Family’s Favorite Fidgets (for Under $20!)
So many neurodivergent families struggle with different sensory needs. To help, I’ve collected my neurodivergent family’s favorite fidgets for under $20. They make great additions to your at-home school set-up, …
5 Ways I Became A Better Person By Parenting an ADHD Child
Being a parent is hard on its own, but it can become even harder if you’re living in a family where you’re parenting an ADHD child or and autistic child. …
Need Gentle Parenting Ideas? Try These 3 Expert Books.
As a parent coach, I always get emails asking me for further resources to learn about collaborative and gentle parenting. I’ve put together a guide of my top 3 favorite …
4 Ways to Crush It with Picture Schedules
Picture schedules are also called visual schedules, and they’re commonly used by autistic, ADHD, or executive dysfunction folks as supports for everyday life. Picture schedules can help us remember what …
Fearless Collaborative Parenting (Part 3)
Hello, friends, and welcome to part 3 of our collaborative parenting series, all about applying collaborative problem solving to your parenting. We’ve already talked about why you need to try …
Echolalia and Scripting in Autism: Why We Autistics Repeat
Do you have an autistic friend or loved one who repeats everything you say all the time? Or do you know someone with autism spectrum disorder who’s in the habit …
Want to Try Collaborative Parenting? Read These 4 Honest Tips FIRST.
Want to try collaborative parenting, but don’t know where to start? This is the second part of a new series of collaborative parenting tips, all about how to use collaborative …
Collaborative Parenting is the Gentle Solution for ADHD Kids
Welcome to a new series on collaborative parenting for families with ADHD or autism. This is the method we use at home. It’s also the number 1 question I’m asked by …