The Secret to a Peaceful Thanksgiving

Do holidays stress you out? Is Thanksgiving a prime time for problem behavior? Here’s an idea: Let’s try to prevent problem behavior in our children! You are welcome to try these things on the grown-up family members in your life, too, but the focus here...

Social Story Progress

About a month ago, I shared with you about a strategy often used in the autism spectrum/ special ed worlds: social stories.  I wanted to try using a social story on my own toddler to see if that would improve things when I dropped her off for child care.  I even...

Social Story Sample

  Did you read my post last week about social stories? Check it out here. This is my social story for my Little one to help with dropping her off at childcare more successfully. You’ll also notice a heavy presence of the Premack principle.  This is common...

Task Analysis

  Do you find yourself saying the same things over and over to get your child to complete daily routines? Go wash your hands, don’t forget the soap! Did you brush your teeth? Did you use toothpaste? What if you could use visual supports, either pictures or just...