How to Develop a Sense of Safety Through Touch with Autism
Working with touch therapy to develop a sense of boundaries and personal space can often help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) open-up and enjoy more of what life can offer. Some people with autism experience issues with the sense of physical boundaries and personal space. Often, they feel their skin and body differently due […]
Continue readingWhen Loving Your Special Needs Child Also Means Taking Care of You
Peace. It’s what we all want, right? The problem is that we have to fight to get that peace, which feels like we’re going in circles. Every parent feels this way from time-to-time; like we’re running around all crazed and nothing is getting done while a tornado of “to-do” stuff is tearing everything apart around […]
Continue readingIs There Really Such a Thing as a Perfect Parent?
Today was certainly one of those days; I’m attributing it to daylight savings time. And you know the funny part? My kids were (mostly) well-behaved, my hubs was perfectly nice (probably kind of afraid of me by mid-day) — I was the member of the family who was cranky, grumpy, and seriously needed (and welcomed) […]
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