by Jolene | Oct 11, 2011 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Halloween will be here soon, and kids are are already vibrating with excitement. Parents, well, maybe not so much. Especially parents of kids who experience autism, deal with sensory issues, or struggle to overcome behavioral issues. Today and tomorrow, guest blogger...
by Jolene | Sep 9, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Today, guest blogger Amy Stout wraps up her series about what triggers sensory meltdowns in kids with sensory issues and strategies parents can use to help them cope. In this final post, she addresses issues that didn’t fit in Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3....
by Jolene | Sep 8, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Today’s post is the third in a four part series about sensory meltdowns, their triggers, and strategies parents can use to help their children cope with them. In this entry, guest blogger Amy Stout talks about how to evaluate triggers in the external...
by Jolene | Sep 7, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Welcome back to the second in guest blogger Amy Stout’s series about common triggers and coping strategies for kids who meltdown because of sensory issues. Yesterday, Amy defined sensory issues and addressed several misconceptions about them. In today’s...
by Jolene | Sep 6, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
This month, guest blogger Amy Stout addresses a concern common to parents of kids with autism and other behavioral special needs: sensory meltdowns. Her insights are so meaty, I’ve broken them into a four part series. In today’s post, Amy defines sensory...