Mothering a Special Needs Child

Mothering a Special Needs Child

June 22, 2022 July 5, 2022

It was the Fall of 2011 and two weeks after I had laid my mother to rest, and we received the diagnosis: Autism. I don’t really know which came first, the grief from losing my mother or from the loss of the life I thought my son would be living pre-autism vs post-autism. The next […]

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Advantages of Getting Tutors for Your Autistic Child

February 4, 2022 February 3, 2022

Tutors are basically teachers who help students or learners to obtain more information and skills on specific subjects. Tutors are professionals who are considered knowledgeable or experts in their specific fields like typing, math, English or other subjects. Generally, autistic and other special needs challenged students, who are in need of more one-on-one training on […]

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Parenting autism in a chaotic world

January 14, 2022 January 14, 2022

We live in such an unpredictable world with school shootings, racism, disastrous weather, and now a pandemic with variants. These are just a few reminders of things out of our control. As a parent, especially one who is raising a special needs son of color, I have had to accept what I cannot change and […]

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Stimming to connect, relieve stress and cope with A PANDEMIC

December 1, 2021 December 2, 2021

By Anne Nagel | September 22, 2020 Anne Nagel is a cognitive engineer and human factors specialist at Autism Speaks. She is also an executive function coach with a focus on autistic girls and women. For years, I hid my stims. I was taught as a child to be ashamed of my hand-flapping and rocking. As an adult, I started […]

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Special needs children and return to in person learning

September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021

This year has been extremely tough for special needs students because they have missed out on so much this past year(like everyone else). The only difference is “most everyone else” do not struggle with the day to day living skills that we all take for granted and need extra help. Now add academic, community services, […]