Free Printable Easter Egg Alphabet Puzzles for Autism

Free Printable Easter Egg Alphabet Puzzles for Autism

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We absolutely love using the American Sign Language alphabet in our homeschool and after school activities. As we make more of them, I am excited to share them with you as well. We have started incorporating more themes into our afterschooling program and have adapted many activities for my autistic daughter to help her with literacy, handwriting, and basic math. This latest activity features a self-correcting Easter Egg American Sign Language Printable puzzle. I tested this out with both of my daughters and they both seemed to enjoy the activity. How to Use Printable Easter Egg Alphabet Puzzles You can use these as you would any alphabet activity. After printing them out and laminating, we like to store ours in plastic bags or plastic pencil cases with labels. …

The Five Minute Guide to Organizing Your Mind for Less Mental Clutter

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In the digital age, we are more than ever being bombarded with information. This includes everything from the notifications and messages on our phones, to the constant stimulation that comes from the television and the web. At work, things are even worse as we’re constantly focusing on one stream of information and then the next and even when we’re on holiday we willingly subject ourselves to more noise and bright lights in the form of computer games and YouTube videos. We’re constantly wired and this leaves us exhausted, stressed and with little energy or motivation to focus on the things that really matter to us. Psychologists call this phenomenon ‘Information Overload’ and it’s closely related to another concept known as ‘Decision Fatigue’. Information overload is…

How to Face the Uncertain Future as a Special Needs Parent

How to Face the Uncertain Future as a Special Needs Parent

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There are many things in life that I can face with confidence. In fact, I don’t have many overwhelming fears or phobias. Maybe the same as a few others. I’m not a big fan of heights, open spaces, or large crowds. Other things I don’t mind quite so much. Slugs will send me running in the opposite direction. But there is one thing that scares me more than slugs, heights, large crowds, and open spaces combined. It’s the uncertainty of my autistic daughter’s future. It’s enough to keep me up at night. And it’s one of the few things in life that I cannot predict or control. But now, with thanks to Bloomwell for sponsoring this conversation, I can at least have some peace of…

Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books

Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books

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Are you looking to teach ASL to your autistic child or in your homeschool? This new series of products features American Sign Language and was based upon our popular printable sign language flashcards. And it starts with these Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books. Sign Language opened a door with my non-verbal autistic daughter. It was the first way that I was truly able to communicate with her. And while she has expanded to using PECS along with a communication device; sign language still remains important for us. I am also using sign language with my younger daughter and as a way to help my daughters communicate with each other. The first venture into this was set of Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip books….

5 Tried and True Autism Meltdown Strategies
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5 Tried and True Autism Meltdown Strategies

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As a parent of an autistic individual, meltdowns are something that we deal with. These calming strategies for autism meltdowns are ones that we have used time and time again in our household. It’s just part of life, you get used to it and develop autism meltdown strategies to help. These calming strategies have helped our family in the past and I hope that they will help your family as well. Eventually, who knows, you may even get to a point where you’re prepared enough that you can intervene with a meltdown before it becomes full blown. It’s all about timing and getting to know your child’s needs. With Sweet B there are certain things that just work and here are 5 calming strategies for…

How to Use Time Management to Increase Your Productivity

How to Use Time Management to Increase Your Productivity

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Time management and productivity really do go hand-in-hand. And it’s because I have systems in place that I’m able to be more productive. Granted, sometimes things still get away from me but I’m improving. And that’s always important. Another key? Finding the small wins. Sure, every day may not have a BIG success and that’s okay. As long as I can still glean something positive, it’s a win. For example, creating and sticking to a new time block based work schedule? Huge win. But, I also had to grant myself the grace to adjust the schedule. How to Increase Productivity as an Autistic Woman without the Burnout   Many people want to increase their productivity, whether they are an employee, an employer, an entrepreneur, or…