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Month: May 2019

Pod 09: Self Care for Parents of Children with Exceptional Needs with Bethanne Weiss

May 23, 2019June 2, 2021 Amy Nielsen2 Comments

Amy talks with Bethanne Weiss, author of Move Your Assets From the Chair Not the Bank, about the importance of self care for parents of special needs children.Continue reading Pod 09: Self Care for Parents of Children with Exceptional Needs with Bethanne Weiss →

Please Don’t Minimize My Son’s Autism

May 22, 2019May 29, 2021 Amy Nielsen

Minimizing autism strips away the hard work that a person with autism must go through on a daily basis.Continue reading Please Don’t Minimize My Son’s Autism →

Scripting is My Son’s Super Power

May 22, 2019May 28, 2021 Amy Nielsen1 Comment

Most people with autism have a hard time just getting their thoughts out in an understandable manner. But my son has learned to script and that skill helps him communicate better than anyone would expect.Continue reading Scripting is My Son’s Super Power →

Pod 08: HOw to Find Resources for Your Exceptional Needs child

May 7, 2019May 28, 2021 Amy Nielsen

Do you feel like you’re in a maze when trying to find resources for your child’s developmental disabilities? Don’t worry, we’ve got the 8 steps that will help guide you out of it.Continue reading Pod 08: HOw to Find Resources for Your Exceptional Needs child →

To My New Insurance Company From a Mother of a Son with Autism

May 1, 2019May 26, 2021 Amy Nielsen

Until you really NEED your insurance, it’s just kind of there.  For the last several years of my adult life my insurance was just kind of simmering on the back burner.  I neither loathed it or appreciated it very much.  Now, as a mother of a child with autism, I do both.Continue reading To My New Insurance Company From a Mother of a Son with Autism →

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