Non-Verbal Prayer 3 Ways

Last week, I realized that my book needed a chapter dedicated to non-verbal prayer. After I reviews some talks I’ve…

Continue Reading →

Accessible Prayer Corner Tutorial

The most effective and lasting way to teach is through how we arrange and prioritize spaces. The ancients knew this…

Continue Reading →

A Little Bit of God

“We don’t know if she’ll understand you, but she can hear you even though she’s sedated.” I stood at my…

Continue Reading →

Holiday Tips for Making Christmas Easier for Special Needs Families

The feast of the Nativity approaches, and with it, anxiety. How will your family get along when everyone’s home? How…

Continue Reading →

Autistic Brain Owner’s Manual 4: Growth Spurts are Good Things

“Well, of course growth spurts are good things,” you might say, if you don’t know what they look or feel…

Continue Reading →

Autistic Brain Owner’s Manual Lesson 3: The Early Nerve Gets the Attention

Our brains starting at the brainstem work from the inside out. There are some types of experience that we process…

Continue Reading →

Autistic Brain Owner’s Manual Lesson 2: Reduce Cognitive Load

People like to say that our autistic brains don’t come with an owner’s manual. I’m going to share what I…

Continue Reading →

Patron Saints of Autism

For those of us who ask the help of saints in our daily lives, one of the first questions that…

Continue Reading →

When the Wine Runs Out: Marriage in a Special Needs Family

Our family prayer corner is filled with gilded handwritten icons that catch the eye, but today I want to talk…

Continue Reading →