Dear New Insurance Company, My autistic eight-year-old son has been in behavior therapy since he was three. Before he started, his daycare had kicked him out. He had no friends. He engaged in aggressive and self-injurious behaviors. He melted down over the slightest disruptions to routines. He couldn’t tolerate new environments. I didn’t know howContinue reading Dear New Insurance Company, Why? From the Mother of an Autistic Son
Barclay was three-years-old, and nonverbal, when he was first diagnosed with autism. He didn’t know how to play with toys appropriately. He’d line them up and if the rows didn’t perfectly align, he’d meltdown. He wouldn’t watch or engage in age-appropriate movies or television shows. But one day, I noticed something peculiar. I had onContinue reading My Baby Boy He’s No Longer, But My Baby He’ll Always Be
I take every opportunity I can to share my passions to reach as many people to help as possible. In this episode, I share my work both through Mayflower Media as a book coach and helping authors make book trailers, and my work with families of children with exceptional needs through Big Abilities. It’s onlyContinue reading Amy Nielsen on Meet the Elite Podcast
Big Abilities 