special education + behavior management + reading + schedules
3 Clever Ways to Help Your Child’s Skills Travel Parenting is filled with triumphs. When your child learns a skill, it’s a win. But here’s the twist: we don’t want these skills to stay home. We want them to travel, to work anywhere, anytime. Welcome to skill generalization, where we teach your child’s skills to […]
Get Your Special Needs Child Thriving Without a Superhero Cape! Hey there, I’m Melissa! If you’re a parent or teacher, you’ve probably faced the wild rollercoaster that is helping a special needs child conquer a world designed for “typical” learners. I’ve been right there in the trenches with you, and trust me, it’s one wild […]
Screen Time for Autistic Children 📺📱🕹️ Screen time for autistic children in today’s digital age. A waltz of wires, pixels, and the occasional meltdown thrown in for good measure. As parents, we’re all familiar with the perplexing puzzle of balancing our children’s love for games, TV, and cell phones, especially when they come […]
First, I created schedules for Jacob so that he could choose the order in which they were completed. Second, Jacob could choose what activities he wanted to do once the schedule was done. Third, by using schedules with built-in choices, I gave Jacob the predictability and structure that he needs to keep anxiety and emotional […]
