Halloween is a lot for sensory-sensitive kids. Here is a calm plan for before, during and after the big night, plus what the blue bucket means.

I want to tell you what a grocery store feels like. The fluorescent lights hum at a frequency that sits just inside the threshold of hearing — a sound most people have long ago learned to filter out. The refrigeration units cycle on and off in rhythms that I track without meaning to. There is the ambient music, always slightly too loud, always slightly wrong for the space. The smell is layered: cleaning product, fresh bread, the ammonia of the fish counter, someone's perfume

In our fast-paced world, where distractions are abundant and stress is a constant companion, the practice of mindfulness has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing our well-being. Mindfulness is not just a trend; it is a way of living that encourages us to be present in the moment, fostering a deeper connection with ourselves and our surroundings. This blog post will explore the significance of mindfulness, its benefits, and practical ways to incorporate it into our daily l

When most people picture the autism spectrum, they imagine a straight line. On one end: a nonspeaking child who needs round-the-clock care. On the other: a quirky tech billionaire who just needs to learn to make eye contact. The goal, in this imagining, is to locate any given autistic person somewhere on that line and understand their needs accordingly. This model is deeply wrong, and it has caused — and continues to cause — real harm to real people. The spectrum is not a lin

Let me begin with a confession: I spent the first thirty-one years of my life believing I was defective. Not in the dramatic, self-pitying way — more like a quiet, persistent hum underneath everything. A suspicion that other people had received an instruction manual for living that had somehow been left out of my delivery. I masked. I performed. I studied neurotypical behavior the way a linguist studies a foreign language — analytically, from the outside, always aware that fl