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 Part 2 — From Screen to Fridge
the Snow Day Survival Series In Part 4.1, we made a dragon Taking a shower. One card. Just to see how the Flash Card Creator works. But one card doesn’t…
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:…
As Promised: The Snow Day Social Story
I said I’d come back with the original story — the one I started before my daughter needed me. Here it is. Same 6 steps. But this time: Reading Level…
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…
Snow Day Survival Starts with a Plan
From Our House to Yours We’re in the middle of a snow storm right now. Schools are closed, the weather keeps shifting between snow and freezing rain, and kids are…
Social Stories for Making Friends: A Real Autism Success
If you read our last blog, you know we’ve been on a journey. I left my daughter playing ping pong with kids at her after-school program — but she told…
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 3: A real parent’s journey helping her daughter with reading
I walked into that school meeting expecting to fight. You know the feeling. You prepare your notes, rehearse what you’re going to say, brace yourself for pushback. As parents of…
