This fellow autism mom and Instagram friend is someone I met through social media when I was advertising my book on a neighborhood website, Nextdoor. She was interested in purchasing my first book, Trey the Chef, to build her son’s book collection. She was so gracious and sweet that we quickly built a friendship and stayed in touch. She has supported me with my business in ways some of my
Happy Monday!!! This is my first blog of 2020; too excited! Today, I wanted to give you more background on my latest book set to be released on Valentine’s Day. It is called Suzy, the Dressmaker and details the story of a young girl who loves to design dresses but struggles with anxiety. It is a story of triumph and perseverance to show how she was able to overcome her
I had the pleasure of interviewing Maria Borde, a YouTuber, author, and autism activist. I had been watching her videos on YouTube and was immensely impressed by how informative her videos were and how easy it was to apply her strategies. This prompted me to reach out to her to see if she would be interested in providing more information in this blog about how she came to do her
Books2Inspire has partnered with Avaz to offer a special discount to customers who purchase Trey the Chef. Avaz is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication app (AAC) that provides an electronic picture exchange communication system (PECS) and is compatible with Android cell phones and Ipads. It allows nonverbal children and adults to have the ability to communicate with the outside world. Most nonverbal children and adults have to resort to physical
So due to Christmas coming up, I wanted to have some family photos done. We had not had photos of the family since Trey was age 3, which was before his younger brother, Kameron was born. Prior to us coming in, I told the person that answered the phone that my son was autistic and hyperactive and that they would probably need an assistant to support the photographer in taking
Holidays can be a trying time when you have an autistic child. Holiday season is full of sensory overload with the crowded stores with long lines, loud and blaring holiday music, blinking holiday lights, and travelling. I sometimes get overwhelmed myself and frustrated with all that goes with the holidays. However, my Autistic son is the one who is most symptomatic of this change. His noises get louder and increase