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Disneyland DAS Pass

Disneyland has long been touted as being the happiest place on earth. But for some, it can be an overwhelming sensory experience. In that case, Disneyland DAS Pass may be able to help! We

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My Honest Review of Every Knix Product I’ve Tried

Knix has been my go-to underwear brand for a few years now. From the first pair of underwear, I was hooked! I’ve tried so many of their products from regular undies, period products, bras,

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Self Care Through Skincare

One of the things I’ve noticed since the rise of filters on social media, is that I’ve become a lot more self conscious about how I look. I wish that wasn’t the case, but

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Slay The Mic — An Honest Review of Jam Gamble’s Program

Last spring I was introduced to @iamjamgamble on Instagram thanks to her epic Rachel Hollis video. I was immediately attracted to her self-assured nature and the way she unapologetically delivered her message. She really

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Sensory Play Gift Guide

Sensory play is an imperative piece to the early childhood development puzzle. I’ve curated a gift guide of sensory toys that your kiddos might absolutely love! I’ve got a little description plus a link

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We’re Back in Lockdown

Where I live in Alberta, we have been put back into lockdown. I understand that I have a lot of privilege and the lockdown does not affect me in a major way. Believe me

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Sensory Play for Autism

Sensory play is an important part of child development. It can be so simple!

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6 Books To Add To Your Reading List

Reading and sharing about books is a love language for me! Some of the books I read are focused on autism and of course, many are not. Here are some books I’ve read lately,

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Today’s Parent Article

I recently wrote a guest post for Today’s Parent about the similarities between pandemic parenting and disability parenting. If you take the time to read it, here, please let me know your thoughts. —

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Disney Loop Review

Disney Loop is one of the latest short films released by Pixar. Renee, the main character in the film is a nonspeaking teen who is attending summer camp. Usually Renee is paired with a

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Wondering if your child may be autistic?

Autism is a complicated diagnosis that can only be given by a specialist. If you’re concerned about your child, here are some of the less obvious autism signs that you may want to investigate.

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