June 24, 2022
by Beth
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In this second episode with Shannon Andreson, we go deeper into reframing summer in terms of resources. We discuss two more LifeCourse tools that help visualize and communicate our own or our kids’ supports, connections, and strengths. Don’t miss the … Continue reading
June 23, 2022
by Beth
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Our guest, Shannon Andreson, is a parent of a young adult on the autism spectrum and leader in education and autism advocacy. She helps us shift our thinking about summer. For many special needs families, irregular schedules and long summer … Continue reading
April 28, 2022
by Shannon
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Over the past few years we have all learned, collectively, how to do things differently. Often this is hard because it involves shifting our mindsets to see and experience resources, supports and space in a whole new way. This is … Continue reading
April 22, 2022
by Beth
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In Episode 24, Beth interviews Tara Mahin, a Care Coordinator in the pediatric practice that cares for both of Beth’s kids. The two discuss ways care coordinators can help parents of medically complex kids, including parents raising kids with autism. … Continue reading
March 1, 2022
by Beth
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Beth and Tera talk about being intentional about our commitments. They share the process of Tera’s decision to step away from co-hosting the Oxygen Mask Podcast. Making connections to raising children on the autism spectrum, they surface opportunities that have … Continue reading
November 24, 2021
by Beth
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Are you hitting the road or taking to the skies for the holidays? I have a tool that might help you share the mental load of preparing for travel. Here is my kids’ Packing Checklist. Here is a version with … Continue reading
December 14, 2017
by Shannon
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Update: This great parent wisdom was written before the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID may reduce or at least complicate your gatherings. Regardless, please be safe. The main thing that living with autism has taught me is to manage my expectations. I … Continue reading
July 28, 2017
by Chris
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August is giving me what we call “scrunch face,” his brow furrowed as he glares at the screen. We haven’t even finished the first line of our daily collaborative poem, and he already sees why it won’t work. We have … Continue reading
July 7, 2017
by Chris
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This piece first appeared on On Being, 3/12/16. It is reprinted here by permission from the author. Sign up for Chris’s five-day course in Unlocking Potential: Using the power of poetry, song and autism, August 7-11! Bill and I are … Continue reading
March 31, 2017
by Editorial Team
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from a CEA parent My son did not toilet train completely until he was in elementary school. Before he was diagnosed with autism, we read the parenting books written for typical kids. I listened to the other parents in Early Childhood … Continue reading
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