special education + behavior management + reading + schedules
If you’ve ever watched your autistic child melt down during an Easter egg hunt — the noise, the chaos, the pressure to perform — you already know that holidays don’t come with an autism-friendly instruction manual. You’re not alone. And you’re not doing it wrong. When Jacob was younger, Easter looked a lot less like […]
Raising a child with autism can be beautiful, exhausting, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at the same time. There are days filled with laughter and connection, and there are days when everything feels heavy. If you are in one of those heavy seasons right now, I want you to know something important. You are not alone. […]
How to Replace Chaos With Calm By Melissa | Educating Jacob When you’re in the thick of autism parenting and navigating meltdowns before 8 a.m., dreading every transition, bracing for the next hard moment — it can feel impossible to think past today. I know that place well. For years, survival mode wasn’t a phase […]
Why I Teach That Autism and Schedules Work Together Why do I teach that autism and schedules work together? Because in my lived experience with my son Jacob and in my classrooms, replacing chaos with calm has always come through structure and consistency. If you are parenting, teaching, or loving a child on the autism […]
