Cathy is off today. 21 years ago I dressed Bella up as football while Mia and Gianna were cheerleaders at Boston College (my alma mater). Mia and Gianna had been diagnosed with PDD a year earlier. Do you remember the early days of diagnosis – before the internet was ubiquitous? I definitely do. Lonely. Terrifying. […]
Five years ago, Jessica Bondi and Brian Steinberg couldn’t find a Halloween costume for their son Ben’s disability. Ben has cerebral palsy and has been using a wheelchair since he was 3 years old. Ms. Bondi saw photos of costumes made by other parents of children with disabilities, but felt intimidated by the elaborate projects. […]
7-year-old Sawyer Burich from Brillion, WI, wants nothing more than to become an Amazon delivery driver. He admires the workers and is thrilled to see an Amazon van in his neighborhood. Of course, when it came time to pick out a Halloween costume, he went for what he loved the most – Amazon! He wanted […]
Take a break from the stressful ordering of your child’s fourth last minute costume needs to laugh at the expense of Halloween. Halloween is just around the corner and what a wild time of year it is. A symphony of stressors is constantly playing out in your head – will your child be okay with […]
Five years ago, Jessica Bondi and Brian Steinberg couldn’t find a Halloween costume for their son Ben’s disability. Ben has cerebral palsy and has been using a wheelchair since he was 3 years old. Ms. Bondi saw photos of costumes made by other parents of children with disabilities, but felt intimidated by the elaborate projects. […]
It’s no secret that kids and young teenagers love Halloween and everything that goes with it – trick or treating, haunted houses, candy, and costumes. But for those on the autism spectrum, it can all be overwhelming. A couple in Virginia wanted to do something for their son Gabriel Gonzalez, who is on the autism […]
