Supporting Your Own Mental Health as a Special Needs Caregiver Let's be real here. Mental health is a huge problem that so many people want to ignore or think of as taboo. Mental health issues are very real and unfortunately found even more in special needs families. Special needs families...

Why We Love Our Wiggle Seat? Have you ever heard of a wiggle seat? Like many of you, I am the mom of a wiggle worm. Ryley struggles with sitting still and focusing. Just eating a bowl of cereal can take her around 30 minutes. She is too busy moving...

Top 10 Famous People With Autism That Will Blow Your Mind Do you ever look at your child and wonder what their future will look like? I know I look at Ryley all the time and wonder who or what she will become. Autism was never something I planned for....

Temple Grandin - The Meeting of a Legend Have you ever heard of Temple Grandin? Have you ever read a Temple Grandin book or watched the movie on the story of her life? For many autism parents, she is a huge inspiration. For me, she is an inspiration to everyone...

The Ultimate Guide to Diet and Nutrition for Children with Autism Do you have a child where you worry about everything they eat or don't eat? Ryley is a picky eater who currently only drinks chocolate milk. So you know I was excited when this week I got to sit...