Beyond Labels: Embracing Authenticity in the Special Needs Community
I have a love-hate relationship with labels. On the one hand we really need them. On the other, they are terribly limiting. After Jack...
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Jennifer Meyer
- May 8
- 5 min
The Importance of Self-Care for Special Needs Parents: Lessons Learned from My Beach Trip
I talk about it a lot. Self-care is so important. I think one of the reasons I bring it up so much is that I am not always as good at...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Apr 10
- 4 min
How to Manage Stress When Raising a Child with Special Needs
It's April. So many things to talk about in April. Autism awareness, OT month, Sibling month...but it's also Stress Awareness Month....
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Jennifer Meyer
- Apr 6
- 3 min
6 Powerful Ways Coaching Empowers Parents of Special Needs Children
13 years ago. That is how long my son Jack has been diagnosed with autism. I remember that day. I remember that appointment. I remember...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Love is in the air
Just because you have a special needs child doesn't mean all the relationships in your house are going to be perfectly peaceful.
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Tips for when life is NOT optimal
I like making things #optimal. Optimization is powerfully motivating for me. The question is never “Is this working?” The question is...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 6 min
3 Tips to Make IEPs More Successful
It is fall and IEP season is upon us. IEPs suck. I hate them, even the word makes me angry, although that's a totally different post....
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
3 Things Autism Taught Me About Scheduling
If you are a #parent you probably have a calendar of events somewhere. If you have a child with #specialneeds you have a bigger one. If...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Hot Dog Birthday Vacation
Happy Labor Day to everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday and you are feeling ready to start the full school year! Boom!! We...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Successful Communication For Back To School
The summer is winding down and we have officially gotten back into the actual classroom for school this year. When you have a...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Your Child's Special Need is Not Your Fault
I remember the articles I started reading about autism after my son was diagnosed. Like many mothers, I needed a reason for the autism so...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
4 Step Process for Purposeful Change
The process for becoming a parent takes 9 months. We wait and have all of these dreams and ideas and thoughts about who your child is...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
Decisions You Must Consider To Help Your Special Needs Kid Create New Skills
Your child is NOT broken. And that means your child can learn and grow. It likely doesn't look the same as a typically developing kid but...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 4 min
6 On Purpose Mindset Shifts to Consider for Your Special Needs Child
Special Needs parents have, I feel, six mindsets that need to consider. Six decisions that they need to make, on purpose, to help them...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 9 min
3 Steps to Deal With Overwhelm and How to Keep It From Coming Back
You know how it goes. You are cruising along, getting all of the things done. Managing the house, the kids, the dogs, school, work...you...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 5 min
The Simple 2 Step Process to Feel Better
You know how it is. The alarm goes off, you hit snooze and you either: Fall back asleep immediately or Lay in bed trying to talk yourself...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
3 Life Lessons from a Year with COVID
It’s been almost a year with COVID. And what a year it has been. Unlike any I think we have ever really had before. I had another post...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 10 min
4 Keys to Thinking Flexible
Too many rules makes people unhappy. It’s true. Rules are the ideas and expectations you have for your life. They are the things that you...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
4 Ways to Be More Loving
Happy #Valentine’sDay! Today is the day of love. This holiday surprisingly has roots that date all the way back to ancient Rome which I...
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Jennifer Meyer
- Mar 1
- 9 min
New Year Restart
My plan is to live to 120. That’s the goal. 120 years old. I figure that keeps me alive longer than my son so that I can be sure his...
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