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Video: A new way to say ‘I love you’ to our son… Video (Responsive)."]}   Back-to-school season is filled with change and excitement. Whether your child is starting at a new … love will be felt by all his new friends and teachers at his school. Now he has a way to feel how we love him so hard! … Video: A new way to say ‘I love you’ to our son …

I opened a Café to employ my daughter and others with special needs… tempering of expectations. Around the same time that I had the conversation with my friend, I was seeing these viral videos being shared around Facebook highlighting businesses that hire adults with various special needs. One, in particular, a video about Bitty & Beau’s coffee shop in Wilmington, NC, caught my attention. A coffee shop seemed an ideal business …

A letter I would have written for my parents when I was nonverbal… anytime I hear thunder, and I don’t like to be touched because of my sensory issues. Even now, as we make all the adorable videos of me dressed up as one of the best looking toddlers of all time, I know things aren’t easy, and we don’t know what …

The joys and challenges of being a father with autism… Video (Responsive)."]}   When you found out that you were going to be a dad, what thoughts ran through your mind? Initially, … there hardly are any. So, I just googled about life on the spectrum from the views of others. I read studies and watched videos to try to better understand autism and then I took an approach to really look at the way autism affects me. This …

Learning to love myself… skills for neurodiverse individuals. Diagnosed later in life as autistic, he writes blogs and articles, records coaching videos and podcasts, and presents at conferences and support groups, sharing stories and thoughts as to how one can achieve …

How I took Christmas back for my son on the autism spectrum… balls or trampolines. The yard was not fenced in, and even worse, there wasn’t a non-stop reel of trippy Baby Einstein videos playing. Ains always walked in and conducted a survey of the place, quickly realizing that there was nothing he liked …

3 things that have made me a better autism parent… such a great resource. Twenty-four hours later a laptop was sent home in his backpack, and he was able to watch sensory videos that night which lulled him to sleep...and all because I simply bothered to ask! It has taken a good bit of time, …