Reach Your Child's Potential with Professional Insights
by Tiffani Lawton, RN This month was indeed a very busy month at OUR Journey THRU Autism. I want to ensure that you tap into the four biggies of the month. 1) Dream Catcher Weight Blanket Review and ContestI had the wonderful opportunity to review a weighted blanket from Dream Catcher Weighted Blankets. In the [...]
JJ, my 22-year-old with ASD, was taught everyday social skills visually as a child through the form of story telling. In 1991, Carol Gray created “Social Stories” as a vehicle to teach social skills to children on the spectrum. Originally fueled by grassroots enthusiasm, she later confirmed this technique as an evidenced-base practice, and earned [...]
We waited for words for the first five years of R’s life. My husband and I had invested a lot in speech. We had great therapists. We did all the techniques: Floortime, Hanen, Verbal Behavior… But it would be 2 ½ years before any words would come. Here are all the hurdles we faced and [...]
