autism acceptance

Well-intended Autism Awareness Materials that are actually ableist.

By Lisa Lightner on March 8, 2018

Last week, I did a post about a video that was going viral. I said then, and still think, that it’s ableist. Not to pat myself on the back (ok, maybe a little), the well-known activist Alice Wong agreed with me and shared my post. Her group even included trigger warnings for the original video, […]

IEP Meeting Advice for Parents

Why my family no longer uses Weighted Blankets.

Could your Weighted Blanket be causing you pain? Weighted blankets. They seem harmless enough, right? So we started using them. I purchased two for our household. Less than 6 months later, I’m selling them. We are no longer using weighted blankets in our home. So I thought I’d explain why. My initial post is below, […]

100+ Best Apps for Autism {rec by Teachers and Therapists}

100 Best Autism Apps All of these autism apps were recommended to me by either a Special Education Teacher, Speech and Language Pathologist, or an Occupational Therapist. This might seem like an overwhelming blog post- 100 Best Apps for Learning Disabled and Special Needs Students. I promise you, it’s not. I worked very hard to […]

How to Get Legal Guardianship for an Adult with Disabilities.

Guardianship of Developmentally Disabled Adults Let’s face it. This is what keeps us up at night. Nothing has a parent facing their own mortality more than having a child with disabilities. This post is based on an interview I did with a lawyer about legal guardianship for adults with disabilities. Does your adult child wander? […]

Assistive Technology in the Classroom | 3 Facts that can change your IEP.

Assistive Technology in the Classroom Before I rant about this (mostly kidding!), let me back up a bit. A while back, I did a post about IEP Thought Hurdles. I think it’s a really good post, but it never got the traction I thought it could get. That philosophy definitely applies to Assistive Technology in […]