Full Spectrum Mama

Dear Persons, We only have so much energy in life. In my last post, THE FULL BUCKET , I wrote about what happens when that energy is all ...

Sensory processing differences make Blankets a big challenge for some. While my son, G, uses the same comforter year-round and is steaming ...

Last year’s “Choosing your Battles” post presents ideas around how to navigate complicated situations (a.k.a. “life”) wherein we have to ch...

My daughter has an attachment disorder. When she is anything but entirely comfortable she talks constantly, animatedly and without ceasing...

…that I am NOT looking to “cure” my son’s autism? If everybody in the world were more like him, the world would be a much better place.*...

Today we celebrate V-Day, a day to come together and give voice to the global movement to end violence against women and girls. Today, I, ...

Many of our friends and family members are educators, and many care intensely about what is taught in our schools. I myself am a teacher. So...