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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Take Control of Toxic Screens: Autism and Digital Overload
Do you worry about how screens might be affecting your child with autism? Is the glare of the digital world too much for them to handle?...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Jan 20, 20223 min read
Shine Bright
On January 14th-16th, 2022, Griffin, and many of individuals with different abilities took to the stage to perform the Broken Arrow's...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Embracing the Journey: Letting Go of "Shoulds" in Autism Parenting
I recently attended a life-changing Masters in Autism training course. The course was filled with passionate and positive individuals who...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Love yourself in the journey.
I often talk with parents who are in fear for their child's future, concern for their behaviors, afraid of starting school, discouraged...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Jan 8, 20213 min read
Join.Play.Grow
The journey isn't easy, but it is beautiful. I never expected my life to take the path that it has. I went to school to work in aviation....
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Why your attitude matters.
At our Autism Clinic, we follow a methodology that believes in relationship first. Why do you become friends with someone? Really, think...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Quarantine....
Days are passing by and each of us is dealing with a new way of getting through our days. I often say that we never understand exactly...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Feb 18, 20207 min read
Disney Traveling Tips
Autism Mom Disney Traveling Tips (Original post to my director Facebook page on 10/28/2016): So we just returned from a 5 day stay at...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Staying Calm, Setting Boundaries
One of the hardest experiences I have dealt with as an autism mom is keeping my calm when things are escalating. I remember learning at...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Nov 14, 20195 min read
Siblings of special needs
We truly become what we are teaching. Are you the parent of a child with autism? Are you the sibling of someone with autism? Do you help...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Oct 15, 20193 min read
Holidays and Special Needs
Navigating the holidays with special needs.
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Jun 29, 20195 min read
What about ABA?
As a parent who runs an autism clinic I often get the same questions from new autism parents. One of these is “Did you ever do ABA with...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Oct 23, 20182 min read
I don't want them to think that they need to change....
Quite often we have caregivers who are concerned with pushing their child too much, feeling sorry for what they can't do, or showing that...
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Lori Frederick, Executive Director
Oct 2, 20183 min read
Who else has autism?
So this past weekend I took my two boys on a "mom date" to the mall. It is fun to watch them interact with one another, shop for fun...
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