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Life in the Trenches from a Special Needs Parenting Advocate

If we can all agree that parenting is difficult, frustrating, and overwhelming mixed in with the many joys of nurturing a young person; then special needs/autism caregiving is like parenting on steroids – everything is heightened. This means that the challenges as an autism mom and advocate often bring me to my knees, and the…

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide

This year the holidays are different with family celebrations smaller and less friend get-togethers, but that doesn't mean that gift gifting can't still be ah-mazing! We've included unique gift ideas for everyone on your list. This year more than ever, we need to show each other that we care. While gifts are fun, sending a…

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What Is Mean? This is. Bullied In The Fourth Grade

There is this kid – a normal everyday kid who loves Legos and reading Diary of A Wimpy Kid, and Star Wars. He likes to play basketball and walk his dogs, and he says his prayers every night. He loves Elvis and the Beatles and sings them both, loudly and a little bit off key. He is…

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Autism and Puberty

My son is fifteen-years-old. Which means…he’s in the throes of puberty. What have been some of his issues? Many of these are common issues of any child (in this case a male child) going through puberty: *Dealing with growing facial hair. Learn how to shave. We bought him an electric razor and my husband gave…