Nontraditional Calming Strategies for Kids Who Explode

Nontraditional Calming Strategies for Kids Who Explode

(If you’d rather watch the video, scroll to the bottom for the youtube link!) This morning was hard. I mean, I knew it was coming, Mondays are traditionally difficult, but it was still hard. Last night, he went to bed in a good mood. He’s the sweetest guy ever...
Stay Calm IEP Phrases

Stay Calm IEP Phrases

I said the F word in an IEP meeting. Yep. I did it. Am I proud? no. Could I have handled things better? Yep. But I understand why it happened. And my potty mouth tendencies are only partially to blame. When we are sitting in meetings listening to all the things that...
Avoiding the Back to School SHOWDOWN after Winter Break

Avoiding the Back to School SHOWDOWN after Winter Break

Don’t have time to read, but want the details?? Watch it over at https://youtu.be/YOLLHcbwJZI Times up! Winter break is over and we are heading back to school. I’ll be honest and say, I needed winter break as much as my kids did this year. We have been remote...
IEP Parent Input with IMPACT

IEP Parent Input with IMPACT

We’ve talked about parent input statements a LOT here, but guys it is SOOOO IMPORTANT. Let’s cut right to the chase, if you have your IEP in front of you the parent input statement will be in the first few pages. It may say something like parent input or...
Someone told me my son didn’t have Autism.

Someone told me my son didn’t have Autism.

Someone told me my son didn’t have Autism, and it made me second guess myself as a parent for years. We were in the middle of a crisis at school, Mason was 8 years old and we have just received the official diagnosis for the first time. We waited for a long time...

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