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19 Ways to Support Children with Autism or ADHD at School and at Home

I have received emails in the past about how parents have used my autism printables for their child with ADHD. And that got me wondering and that got me researching. I wanted to find out more and I wanted to see the differences, but also the similarities. It wasn’t until recently that I realized how similar autism and ADHD are. Of course, I acknowledge that they are separate disorders. However, I also recognize that there are several similarities in how they present. Because of that, I wanted to start offering more resources for parenting children with ADHD. I figured that starting with ways to support children with autism or ADHD would be best. And we’ll start with how to support them at school. These ideas…

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Back to School Preparation Tips for All Grades

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As your children are getting ready to head back to school, be sure to check out these back to school preparation tips and grab a copy of my free first day of school printable signs! Getting your child prepared, regardless of whether they are in Kindergarten or a senior in high school, is a must. Here are some tips to make the transition from several weeks of summer fun to school days and homework easier. Back to School Preparation Tips for Elementary School 1.About a week before school starts, have your children go to bed at the time they will when school begins. Set their alarm or wake them up early. It’s difficult for some kids to adjust to going to bed and getting up earlier after having an…

Parenting an Autistic Child

Trick or Treat Cards for Nonverbal Autistic Children

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When it comes to Halloween and autistic children, it can be a tricky holiday to deal with. Help your nonverbal autistic child with these printable Autism Trick or Treat cards. Halloween is usually an enjoyable time of the year for children of all ages. For children with autism, however, Halloween can be difficult. Parenting a non-verbal autistic child has been challenging. Holidays are not always fun, but we make do. For some, it may be too overwhelming and for others, this may be the best time of the year. We’ve talked about how to have an autism friendly Halloween before, but today I wanted to share a free resource. Hopefully this will help with making Halloween easier for your child and I wish I’d had…

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How to Best Prepare Your Toddler for Preschool

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Thanks to KinderCare for sponsoring this conversation. All opinions are 100% mine alone. Have you thought about sending your toddler to preschool? This is one of those things that many parents consider. And yes, I’m one of those parents. But where do you start? How do you know that you’re making the right decision? Let’s talk about that! As parents, we may often wonder if we’re doing the right thing or making the right decision. I know that I question myself daily. And even when I feel completely confident about something, sometimes I still may have doubts. One of those things? Finding the right preschool for my daughter. Though I wouldn’t exactly call her a toddler now, it’s still something that we were considering and…

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Summer Fun Without the Worry for Parents

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Five Star Urgent Care for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Children tend to be a bit more adventurous than adults. Or at least, I know that’s the case with my children. With my youngest, in particular, we seem to always be saying: “Be careful.” And while does heed those words (most of the time), more often than not she’s running headfirst to find the next adventure. So how do I let her have all of the summer fun without the worry? Let’s find out. There’s a part of me that understands and realizes that yes — I need to let her get hurt, I need to let her play. I just need…

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Simple STEM for Preschoolers: Learning About Circuits

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerYourSummer #CollectiveBias I have an incredibly curious preschooler! She’s always been like that as far as I can remember, but lately? She really wants to know about everything. Whenever we go places, she wants to know how things work, why they do this, or why they do that. And now she’s doing that at home– which is great! I love to feed into her curiosity and today we talked about circuits. Science was never a strong point for me, but I’m learning, that with my daughter? It’s just one of those things that she wants to know more about. And I am more than happy to encourage her….