Holiday Checklist
The holidays can be tough for many neurodivergent folks. Planning ahead and communicating clearly can ease stress and prevent holiday blues. Use this free resource to help brainstorm conversations or prep for upcoming events.
Free Check-In Emotional Regulation Poster
When we are feeling overwhelmed, it can be challenging to know what to do to help return to how you usually feel. It’s hard to think or know what is a reasonable action, and that’s as an adult! So we made this free resource “check-in” list. You can either follow the check in actions and […]
Benefits of Communicating with your Hands for ADHD and Autistic People
While hand-based communication can include American Sign Language (which I use and wholeheartedly encourage!), that’s not what we’re focusing on today.
This post is about something simpler, powerful: using your hands and body language in repetitive ways while speaking to support autistic and ADHD individuals. It’s an easy, effective accommodation that can make a big difference in how we connect, process, and understand each other.
Free Paced Breathing Poster
Why do so many professionals insist on “deep breathing”?Because it has real, measurable benefits for your health, stress levels, and emotional regulation. Well, it has MANY health benefits source: The Benefits of Deep Breathing Article And yes — we’re all already breathing.But deep breathing is purposeful breathing. When you slow your inhale, pause, and lengthen […]
Navigating Holiday Stress: A Neurodivergent-Friendly Guide for the Holidays
The holidays can be joyful—but for many autistic or ADHD individuals, they also bring a surge of stress. From sensory overload to shifting routines, this season can feel more like survival than celebration.
Let’s discover how to prepare, advocate, and recover with compassion and build a holiday that suits you and your family’s needs.
7 Tips for Autistic Meltdowns and ADHD Rage Episodes
The aftermath of a meltdown or rage episode can be devastating—for the person and for those around them. I speak from lived experience as an autistic, ADHD adult and parent, and from years teaching learners of all ages. It can get better. This isn’t an endless cycle. While triggers and needs are unique, the same core steps lead to real, meaningful improvement. This article is my “secret sauce” I use with families and students; I hope it helps you too.
Creating a Support Folder for Your Autistic or ADHD Child
Parenting—or step-parenting—an autistic or ADHD child can be an adventure. But the difficulty grows when there’s no clear path toward success. I’ve worked with many autistic and ADHD students over the years and know how hard it can be for them to communicate with their loved ones. My goal is for families to leave this post feeling heard, supported, and equipped.
Speech Bubbles
These ASL sentence stems can be placed on folders and used to practice some common phrases kids will be using in the classroom.
Top 5 Tips for Raising an Autistic Child
As a parent of autistic children, I know the constant anxiety that comes with it. The countless books, podcasts, classes, articles, family, and friends, everyone has an opinion and yet…
Their advice doesn’t work because it’s such a unique experience having an autistic child.
From my experience in special education classrooms to working with autistic adults and being an autistic adult to my own autistic kids, I feel that I can confidently give advice to make parenting an autistic child smoother for your whole family.
Seasons Numbers and Letters
These seasonal letters can be used to support learning about the seasons while studying letters or numbers. Have them separate and sort by season or dig to find all 4 seasons of each letter or number.