by Jolene | Jul 26, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Sensory overload’s been around much longer than it’s present moniker. We used to call babies with sensory sensitivities “fussy.” Sensory sensitive young children were called “belligerent.” Or “stubborn.” Or...
by Jolene | Jul 23, 2012 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Summer’s here, and families are spending more time outside. A good thing, certainly, but parents of kids with special needs must take precautions to keep children from wandering away. For today’s post, the folks at Autism File Magazine contributed the...
by Jolene | Jul 12, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Welcome back to Part 2 of guest blogger Amy Stout’s current series about how to discipline a child with special needs. In Part 1, she described a discipline strategy that’s been effective with her daughter who experiences autism. Today she explains how to...
by Jolene | Jul 11, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Guest blogger Amy Stout is here to talk about how to discipline a child with special needs. I hope you find the creative method she uses with her daughter, Kylie, who experiences autism. How to Discipline a Child with Special Needs, Part 1 by Amy Stout Are you...
by Jolene | Jul 2, 2012 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Parents of kids with special needs are often parents of typical kids, too. They love all their kids. Sometimes they worry about how one child’s special needs impact the sibs. Jo Ashline, who is the special needs columnist at Orange County Register, is one of...