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SensaCalm – A Weighted Blanket to Calm and Relax
This post contains affiliate links SensaCalm is the “home of the original affordable weighted blanket. They make therapeutic products for Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Restless Legs Syndrome, Aspergers, ADD/ADHD, Dementia, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and more. Our daughter (age 9) struggles with sleep. She has difficulties falling asleep but more importantly has difficulties staying asleep. There is always something on her mind and she always has plans that she tries to follow through on – even at 4am (if we are lucky – sometimes it is as early as 2am). But clearly she is always exhausted, never refreshed which causes multiple issues throughout the day. Click here for more…
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Special Ed Mom Survival Guide Book Tour
“Your son’s brain function is severely abnormal. I would recommend you begin saving for his group home care as an adult.” Any mom would be crushed by this dire pessimistic prediction, but Bonnie did not let this UCLA neuropsychologist’s edict determine her son’s fate. Combining relentless determination with research, learning and in-depth discussions with professionals, Bonnie found ways to help him progress from ‘severely abnormal’ to honor roll student. In the Special Ed Mom Survival Guide, Bonnie leads you through the vital steps necessary to survive as a Special Ed Mom. From learning how to manage the emotional overwhelm, to figuring out how to get the school to say yes,…
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No Tie Snaplaces For Total Ease With Shoes
Laces are a huge issue in our house. First of all we have a disabled father in law in our house who really can no longer tie his own shoes. He also cannot stand any velcro shoes that are on the market – can’t really say I blame him. They are definitely not attractive at all and they probably are even less comfortable than they look. We also have an autistic 17 year old son. We have spent years trying to teach him to tie his shoes. He just cannot do it. Sometimes he can tie them extremely loosely but they only stay tied for a few minutes. We have…
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QuickZip Fixed The Fitted Sheet – No More Tears Making Beds!
Let me start by saying WOW. Who knew a solution to the fitted sheets woes existed in the form of zippered sheets. I was given the opportunity to try a set of QuickZip sheets for my son’s bed and we are hooked! First, he is 17 and autistic. Besides him not caring for the texture of sheets, we have always struggled trying to get him to keep sheets on his bed. As soon as they would start to come off (slip off) he would rip them the rest of the way off and sometimes even hide them because “he doesn’t make beds”. First – the package of the QuickZip sheets…
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Navigating Learning and Attention Issues
We all want nothing more than to be understood. But for some kids, it isn’t as easy as it seems. Learning and attention issues are much more common in children than most people realize. It isn’t uncommon for parents to think that their children are just being lazy, need to work harder, or that they are in a phase that they will grow out of. Raising a child with learning and attention issues is a journey. And it’s one that’s full of ups and downs, successes and challenges, questions and decisions. Understood.org is a nonprofit organization that offers free online resources for parents of children with learning and attention issues…
