What Separates Me From Other Autism Parents Do you know what separates me not just from other Autism Parents but from most people in general? My threshold for emotional and mental pain is ridiculously high. This ability to take face-first hits over and over again was key in helping my daughter go from Non-Verbal to Sign Language …
I was recently speaking to a mother about her son with Autism. She was describing the pain she feels everyday and she desperately wants him to start communicating and potty training I shared with her how I was able to take my daughter Julianna, who was diagnosed with moderate to severe Autism from having no …
Meet Mary and her son Joseph. Joseph came to me at 7 years old. Non verbal and needing to potty train. Because he did not have communication skills he was also acting out. Mary was over changing dirty grown up pull ups and spending money on them, too. She was also DESPERATE to have a …
“They don’t want to play with me…” There was a time I didn’t think this day would come. When Julianna started Kindergarten she was speaking. I wouldn’t describe her as this overly chatty child but I thought we had arrived. Julianna went from Non-Verbal to Sign Language to Potty Trained, to Speaking. Our Journey had …
I’ve been seeing a lot of QUIZZES or Assessments on the web as of late. Quizzes used to be these fun things I did when reading a fashion magazine. “Take this quiz to see your style!” “Answer these questions to see what your love language is!” “Figure out which of the 16 Personalities you are …
I thought I could cure my daughter’s Autism. When Julianna started Kindergarten she was speaking. I wouldn’t describe her as this overly chatty child but I thought we had arrived. Julianna went from Non Verbal to Sign Language to Potty Trained, to Speaking. Our Journey had us on a lot of twists and turns. …
Help! I have a picky eater. This is Dramamine (motion sickness chewable medicine). We are on a road trip and my daughter Julianna gets car sick. We tried everything up until this point. Musical seats in the vehicle, Frequent stops along the way for fresh air pressure point wristbands. Nothing worked and she always ends …
Hey! I’m in the throws of hosting my Potty Power Bootcamp Week (a 5 Day Live training on helping you potty train your child in 5 days or less) and the topic of issues with taking away the iPad keeps coming up. We are talking about using iPads as reinforcers for potty training and this …
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When your baby is born, you hold them on your chest, and for some mothers that instinct, or Mommy Gut as I call it, kicks in right away. For others, being scared shitless eventually goes away and then the Mommy Gut kicks in. You know, that little voice inside of your head that says: …
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We all know that January marks the whole “New Year, New Me” energy filled with motivation, excitement, and hoorah, right? Then comes the end of January when all the motivation, excitement, and hoorah come to a complete standstill. You go back to old habits, and old patterns, and you’re left thinking “I failed again.” The …