Letting go, Leaning in
What my son taught me about growth
Teaching vs Placating
The quiet shift
The Shampoo Struggle
The Shampoo Struggle: Sensory Sensitivity and Sheamus’ Hair Care Journey When people think about raising an autistic child, they usually imagine school meetings, communication challenges, or finding the right therapies. Very few picture the battlefield that can be a simple bottle of shampoo. But in our house, hair care has always been serious business. Sheamus has intense sensory sensitivities. His world is experienced at full volume, and that includes smells, textures, and how things feel on...
The Shampoo Struggle
The Shampoo Struggle: Sensory Sensitivity and Sheamus’ Hair Care Journey When people think about raising an autistic child, they usually imagine school meetings, communication challenges, or finding the right therapies. Very few picture the battlefield that can be a simple bottle of shampoo. But in our house, hair care has always been serious business. Sheamus has intense sensory sensitivities. His world is experienced at full volume, and that includes smells, textures, and how things feel on...
Coming full circle
Sheamus’s return to therapy
Navigating The New Year
A guide to supporting autistic individuals
