My son Brody is 5 years old. Cognitively, due to his autism and disabilities, he is around the age of 18 months to 2 years (or less, if you read the last assessment he had of this kind). My daughter Sydney is a neurotypical 2-year-old. Both are very different. Both are very beautiful. And both […]
When your child has autism and disabilities, you start to notice as they get older that some products you’d like to buy just aren’t easy to get hold of — or available at all. And, if they are, you can guarantee that there will be a disability price tag attached to it! You know that one […]
I never knew about sensory issues before having Brody. I wouldn’t have believed that a child could get so upset at the sight, touch, smell or sound of something — if that something wasn’t typically upsetting. Brody’s sensory issues were visible before we even knew what they were. When he was weaning as a baby, […]
A high pain threshold can be common when your child has autism or, in fact, any special need. And it can be both a blessing and a curse. Recently, when my son Brody had an accident at home, his high pain threshold was a real blessing. He was perched on the corner of our sofa […]