Big Abilities
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Amy is a former educator of 20 years. She has four children ranging in age from 3-31. In addition to being a mother, she enjoys watching sports and travel. She started Big Abilities to be an advocate for children with developmental disabilities and to encourage families to not only accept their child for who they are but to embrace them.
Big Abilities
3w ago
If you are the parent of a child with exceptional needs, I know how challenging it can often be. My autistic son is now almost nine years old. And over the years I’ve worked systematically to help build a support system for not only him, but for our whole family. And guess what, it worked ..read more
Big Abilities
1M ago
It’s been almost six years since my son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He’ll be nine next month. He was three at the time of the diagnosis. But I knew long before that. He had three older siblings, and I’d been an educator for almost twenty years. At eighteen months, when he regressed in ..read more
Big Abilities
2M ago
“ My 8 year-old autistic son recently gifted me the title of “The On-Purpose Mom.” And while in moments of frustation, I assume he means this as a derogatory term, I consider it a term of endearment. Because yes, son, it’s on purpose when I expect you to get dressed independently in the mornings. It’s ..read more
Big Abilities
8M ago
Tonight, snuggled amidst a pile of Mario Brothers plushies, you’re in bed at 8:00 p.m. on a Sunday. Your little voice drifts from behind your closed door to me at my computer in the kitchen. I assume you and your Mario friends are adventuring before winding down for the night. As this innocent scene plays ..read more
Big Abilities
9M ago
Dear New Insurance Company, My autistic eight-year-old son has been in behavior therapy since he was three. Before he started, his daycare had kicked him out. He had no friends. He engaged in aggressive and self-injurious behavior. He melted down over the slightest disruption to a routine. He couldn’t tolerate new environments. I didn’t know ..read more
Big Abilities
10M ago
I take every opportunity I can to share my passions to reach as many people to help as possible. In this episode, I share my work both through Mayflower Media as a book coach and helping authors make book trailers, and my work with families of children with exceptional needs through Big Abilities. It’s only ..read more
Big Abilities
1y ago
Dear Big Ability Subscriber, This is a letter of gratitude. My first post to the Big Abilities blog was in September of 2018. Putting our family’s story out there was scary. But it was also cathartic. It was a way to make something concrete that felt very abstract. Autism was new to us back then ..read more
Big Abilities
1y ago
Hi friends! This book was published years ago with a different publisher. It's now with Wild Ink , revised, recovered, and better than ever! Please take a chance on Goldilocks and buy one for an elementary school or autism family close to you. Thanks ..read more
Big Abilities
1y ago
I raised girls for more than a decade before I became the mother of a son. When I was pregnant with my first son I was worried I wouldn't know how to be a good boy mom. Now I have two sons and I realize, all I needed was love. They'd teach me everything else I needed to know ..read more
Big Abilities
1y ago
Living in the Tampa Bay area, one of our favorite “Stay-Cations” is Clearwater. And one of our favorite restaurants in Clearwater is Backwaters. It’s ocean-front casual dining with a local feel that we love. When we started going, a mac and cheese was on the menu that our autistic son approved of. Due to his ..read more