by Tamara | Aug 7, 2022 | Kids Money Skills
My parents were great with managing their money, and they taught my brother and me by example. However, they didn’t really take the time to truly “teach” us about personal finance. As a certified financial educator, I believe it’s incredibly important that every...
by Tamara | May 22, 2024 | Behaviors
Does your autistic child with ADHD struggle with disorganization, difficulty planning, challenging emotions and/or distraction? They may dealing with a lack of executive function skills, which is common among autistics with ADHD. These are essential skills to be...
by Tamara | Jun 13, 2021 | Parenting
Our kids grow up so fast, and we want them to be prepared when they become adults. As adults, we have so many responsibilities, and it takes years to master many of them. Teaching our children life skills is essential to their future success. So what life skills are...
by Tamara | Mar 24, 2023 | Parenting
When people think of autism, they usually imagine children. In fact, when I did my capstone project for my master’s degree, I evaluated media coverage of autism. One of my findings is that media tend to infantilize autism and focus primarily on children in their news...
by Tamara | Nov 12, 2022 | Inspiration, Parenting
Our children won’t stay young forever. All parents know that; however, it means something different to those of us who have autistic children. Thinking about our autistic children becoming adults instills so much fear into many of us. Yet, we know our children growing...