Disability Resources for Families

15 Tips to help you Worry Less about the Flu and your {disabled/nonverbal} Child.

It’s almost Flu Season 2018/19! At the time of this writing, 37 children have died this flu season. That is compared to just 8 this time last year. (This data was as of December 2017.) This year could be a bad one for the flu (and pediatric deaths) so I dug up older posts with great […]

25+ Cheap Advertising Ideas {for your blog, cause, charity or small business}

Cheap Advertising Ideas Running a blog and all that goes with it takes a tremendous amount of time. Much more than people realize. Not only do I create and publish all of the content on the site, I have to promote it too. Creating content is probably less than half of my time. That saying, […]

25+ Resources: How to Teach Empathy and Kindness.

Books and Resources to Teach Kindness and Empathy Research shows that teens today are 40% less empathetic than they were thirty years ago (Dr. Michele Borba), and 62% of Americans say kids are less kind than they were in the past (NBC News State of Kindness Poll, 2015). And, for us special needs moms, that […]

{Coloring Books for Adults} Where to find free printable adult coloring book pages.

Adult Coloring Book Pages I just love this new trend! It’s what moms have known for generations, coloring is fun! But it made international news when some adult coloring books made the Amazon top seller list. Kids love coloring and it’s easy to see why. It’s calming and peaceful. And now researchers are finding some […]

{DSM 5} What does it mean for your child with autism or IDD?

The DSM 5: What does it mean for your child with autism or intellectual disability? Author’s note: In 2013, I went to the National Autism Conference at Penn State. One of the sessions that I went to was about the DSM 5. I originally came home and published this blog post in the summer of […]

8 ways to give donations to schools, without giving cash.

Donations for Schools, without the cash. It’s back to school time, and I swear, every time I turn around, I’m writing another check for this or that. I only have 2 kids, I don’t know how larger families do it, or those with less income. You want to help, right? But we cannot support every […]