Foundations for Divergent Minds(FDM) is a nonprofit organization that offers training and education for parents and professionals who work with autistic and neurodivergent children. FDM recommends assessing 5 key areas to identify what environmental factors may be getting in your child’s way: 1. Sen...
Of course, I know packing a healthy lunch for my kids is super important, butsometimes I get into the same-old-same-old rut and need a little inspiration!Maybe you do too? That’s whyI’m excited to shareone of my favorite new resources for “lunch-spiration”with you. It’s my de...
Now I eat 2-3 meals a day and I’m struggling to eat 3-4 meals a day as suggested. I’m a sensory seeking eater(Autistic), and I’m used to eating when I want stimulation, and usually that meant junk food. I’ve been better with sticking to veggies, and greens, and haven’t...
I’ve been making them for years, and in fact, they’re one of my oldest zucchini recipes. Even my kids loved them when they were toddlers. It’s a simple, fun upgrade to my plainroasted zucchini, except my baked zucchini fries recipe has a crispy parmesan coating. Make it with me!
it all the time. Simple acts of kindness mean a lot to us. Be ok with asking questions, I too want people to understand my son and what he can do, not just what you can see is different. As for other children, just allowing them to be kids around my son is great, he loves it...
pool, reading pirate books, plenty of diaper changes, trips to the grocery store, lots of time to talk to my DIL, laundry, bath times, bed times, dressing kids, drying tears, coaxing & cajoling a newbie three-year old, and feeding a baby & a toddler multiple meals & snacks every ...
I was doing the most important work I could think of at the time--playing & snuggling with my grandkids, reading picture books, going to the playground, coloring, preparing meals, grocery shopping, negotiating with a 2 year-old, doing lots of laundry, changing diapers, washing dishes, and...
Instead of utilizing dairy products during cooking, opt for alternative ingredients. There are many creative and great tasting alternatives that you can cook with to keep your meals interesting.[8] Instead of making an alfredo sauce with cream and butter, there are recipes that use puréed cauli...
To be diagnosed 'prediabetic' by a clinician, you must have an A1c of 5.7-6.4 which means your blood glucoses have been running in the 140-199 range after meals for quite a long time. Micro vascular 'consequences' of DM (diabetes) begin with a PP (post-meal) glucose of 140. And ...
I know you make healthy meals at home--but it's probably all the rest of the stuff you're eating. The restaurants, the traveling, the cookies, cakes, & pastries your friends make, the lack of exercise when you're traveling, the wine & rum, the sugar, the dinners at friends', the...