by Tamara | Mar 26, 2022 | IEP/School Services, School
You look at your ringing phone to see the school calling, which you dread. The school’s assistant principal is calling about your son or daughter having another behavior problem in the classroom. She wants to discuss adding a behavior intervention plan to your child’s...
by Tamara | Mar 13, 2022 | Behaviors, Understanding behaviors
Emotional regulation is so important throughout anyone’s life. Being able to control our emotions helps our relationships in our families, at school, in the workplace and out in public in general. When someone doesn’t have control of their negative emotions, it...
by Tamara | Mar 6, 2022 | School
Autism is a spectrum, which means individuals have a wide range of abilities. For some autistic students, school is a struggle every day just trying to write and understand the materials. For others, school is much easier, and they are very capable of getting As and...
by Tamara | Feb 20, 2022 | School
Learning to read and write are key to developing good communications skills. For people with autism, many forms of communication – reading and writing included – don’t come easily to them. One way that students can learn these essential skills is with the use of...
by Tamara | Feb 10, 2022 | Inspiration, Parenting
Sometimes, I come across articles or blog posts about the ABCs of a particular topic. The other day, I read a post about the ABCs of minimalism. It made me think about my journey through autism and ADHD with my son J. How would I write the ABCs of autism and ADHD?...
by Tamara | Jan 30, 2022 | School
Your child or teen is smart, and you know they are capable of doing better in school. Yet, you see missed homework assignments, low grades on tests and lack of organization in their notebooks, folders and backpack for school. You know that if they can learn to apply...
by Tamara | Jan 23, 2022 | At Home, Food
When you have a child with autism and ADHD, picky eating is very common. We all know children – maybe including your own – who will eat only a few foods. They tend to shy away from trying anything new. Both autism and ADHD are associated with picky eating, so it’s not...
by Tamara | Jan 16, 2022 | Getting Help
The Book: “Smart but Scattered Teens” (affiliate link) Authors: Richard Guare, PhD, Peg Dawson, EdD and Colin Guare, MS What is it about? “Smart but Scattered Teens” (affiliate link) is all about helping your teenager improve their executive function skills. What are...
