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…
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 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…
