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Let’s Start the Conversation About Black Maternal Mental Health Week
Let's Start the Conversation About Black Maternal Mental Health Week One of the biggest struggles I faced was after I had my first child. No one prepared me for what I was about to deal with having a new baby. Was it just the baby blues? I didn't have any mental health support systems in ...
Autism Occupational Therapy Activities That Actually Work
When Santana was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old, occupational therapy was one of the first services recommended. I wrote it down in the evaluation room, nodded along, and honestly had no idea what I was agreeing to. Six years later, still with the same therapist, still going weekly. I can say ...
ABA Therapy for Autism: What Black Families Need to Know
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Questions to Ask at an IEP Meeting for Autism: The Complete Parent Guide
As a parent, you are the strongest advocate your child will ever have. And one of the most powerful places to use that voice is inside an IEP meeting. When our son was first diagnosed, I felt like I had been dropped into a foreign country without a map. The language was different -- PLAAFP, LRE, ...
