A parent’s honest walkthrough of EZducate’s Behavior Intervention Plan tool My 14-year-old daughter refused to make friends at school. For years. Then we started using social stories. We practiced. We…
Dragon Day Flash Cards — Because Why Not?
Part 4 of the Snow Day Survival Series In Parts 1-3, we built a behavior plan, a visual schedule, and two social stories. The visual schedule had two flashcard activities:…
When Plans Change — A Social Story for That
Part 3 of the Snow Day Survival Series In Part 1, we built a behavior intervention plan. In Part 2, we turned it into a visual schedule. The schedule included…
The Plan Said: Build a Visual Schedule
In Part 1, we built a behavior intervention plan for a 6-year-old with autism stuck inside on a snow day. The plan recommended one thing above all else: a structured…
Social Story for Kids: Understanding Emotions and Friendship Skills
A parent’s journey through the small victories that add up to real connection If you’ve been following our story, you know making friends hasn’t come easy for my daughter. A…
Week 4 Can Wait: How a Social Story Saved Our Urgent Care Visit
She brought me water. Checked on me. Said, “Mommy, I’m taking care of you because you took care of me.” That’s empathy. Real empathy. It reminded me that all the…
Week 2 of Our EZRead Learning Path: Building on the Momentum
A real parent’s journey helping her daughter with reading Week 1 was all about phonics — and she crushed it. So now what? Week 2 is where we start building…
The Invisible Report Card: When Academic Progress Isn’t Enough.
One mom’s journey with autism, social stories, and the words her daughter finally found My daughter is finally reading at grade level. After months of working with EZRead tools, her…
The Game That Taught My Daughter to Blend Sounds Into Words
When my daughter was younger, she knew her letter sounds. She could tell you /c/, /a/, /t/ without hesitation. But ask her to blend those sounds into “cat”? Blank stare….
How Gamification Keeps Kids Engaged in Reading Practice
As a parent, I know the struggle of watching your child lose interest in reading practice. The sighs, the wandering attention, the “can I be done now?” That’s exactly why…
