The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process is something that is heavily discussed with my clients. I want to make sure they are as prepared as possible when they walk into this meeting with their child's school team. 

Every parent should be educated on this process to be able to advocate for ...

Teaching parents about the benefits of their child living in a visual-rich environment might be one of my favorite topics. Not just because I enjoy making them for my clients in the Autism Parent Inner Circle, but also because of the wonderful changes you're going to see right before your eyes!

Vis...

I recently received a message from a mom on Instagram. She felt defeated while telling me that "the meltdowns are daily. They are so random. Nothing is triggering him and I don't what to do anymore."

First, hugs to this mom and any parent who is feeling like this.

A fact about behavior that I sha...

One of the ways that you can prevent and decrease your child’s challenging behavior is to address their sensory needs.

Here's the not-so-secret reminder about your child's sensory system....it has some differences. And those differences usually aren't addressed near enough as they need to be. 

Let's target skill development in today's blog post. This could be following directions, working on independence in certain areas, or whatever the skill might be that you are wanting to work on with your child.

I love helping parents with this in the Autism Parent Inner Circle. Our 2 main topics a...

Let's chat about the relationship between the behavior and the reinforcer. Reinforcement is not a bad thing. Every single person’s behavior is reinforced by something. Cooking dinner every night is reinforced by my husband telling me he loves my cooking and appreciates a home cooked meal. My shoppin...

I have another blog about behavior for you. I decided to do ANOTHER post on behavior because I know that’s what you all want. My messages on Instagram are 9 times out of 10 regarding a challenging behavior. Behavior podcasts are always the most listened to by listeners. So I took that as a major hin...

 You might be thinking “why would I want my child to protest? Why would I want my child saying no to me?”

There are a few reasons WHY this is important to teach your child...⬇️

1- We want your child to be able to express “no” to things. This is  how we express our opinions and let others know what...

Behavior is the #1 topic that autism parents come to me with. It is not uncommon to open up Instagram and see a message from a parents describing the daily meltdowns that their child is engaging in. This is also the #1 topic that I help autism parents with in the Autism Parent Inner Circle. I love c...

We all have a strong drive towards things we like, things we want right now in the moment and things we don’t want to give up. 

It’s difficult and frustrating for all us when someone else to step in and tell us we can’t have it right now.

It might be really difficult for your child to accept “n...

If you have a child with autism, behavior is the name of the game. 

Behavior is what your world revolves around. 

And by now, you know that it can be complicated with a lot of moving pieces to understand and address the behaviors that your child is constantly engaging in. 

There is something call...