Courage is Not the Absence of Fear

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela We all have fears. Some small, some big, some of us are afraid of everything, and some of us deny …

When It is Just Too Hard

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next." ~ Gilda Radner I …

Simple Social and Sensory-Friendly Games

“We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.” ― Heraclitus   If you have a child with special needs, you know that it can be expensive. We were recently reminded of this when our local hospital decided that our medical account had existed for too long. For the …

AutismOne 2015

As the AutismOne Conference in Chicago wraps up today, I want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to see us at our booth and who came to the GAPS presentation on Wednesday evening.  I look forward to getting to know some of you better in the coming weeks. 🙂 Also, …

Six Strategies for Preventing Anxiety and Adrenal Stress in Autism

This is a great article for those of us whose children are on the autism spectrum. Even if you don't have a child on the spectrum, reading this article is important because as the diagnosis of ASD rises, chances increase that you will need the knowledge contained in this article.