Church Bag Refresh: Older Kids and Teens Edition

My older autistic child needs to wiggle and gets overwhelmed in church! Do you have any advice? I’m glad you…

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Exalting the Valley of Accessibility

Welcome! I’m Summer Kinard, author of Of Such is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability. This post provides supporting…

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Updated! Visual Schedule for the Mass of St. Gregory the Great

This spring, we began attending our local Western Rite Orthodox Church, where the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory is celebrated.…

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New and improved: Visual Schedule for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy

We’ve used the original visual schedule almost every week for the past three years to help my children participate in…

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Meltdown Calming Card

It’s the time of year when our routines change. Even when those changes are good, joyful, and holy, they can…

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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…

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