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
So this year, I took both of my sons trick-or-treating to the mall. This was the first year I had ever done this and I was excited yet anxious too. Actually, I was partly dreading it because I didn’t know how Trey, my Autistic son, would act. However, I tried to be open-minded, and hoped that the crowd and noises would not overwhelm him. Trey hates being in enclosed public
Recently, I caught up with illest autist, who is a behavior interventionist, consultant, and creator of his own method of autistic engagement. He is from Canada and has trained the government of Canada so that their citizens can have autism supports funded by the government. He is the author, artist, and musician. He has Autism but his Autism does not define him. He has found a way to use his