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08/22/2026

There’s a place for you on our team! 💙

The Blue Devils Special Needs Color Guard is welcoming new performers ages 14+ for the 2026–2027 season.

No color guard or dance experience is needed. Come learn, perform, build confidence, make new friends, and experience what it’s like to be a Blue Devil!

Rehearsals begin in October in:
📍 Concord
📍 Milpitas
📍 Westlake Village

First-time member registration is just $5.

Learn more: https://bluedevils.org/programs/special-needs-guard/

Come try a few rehearsals and see what BDSNG is all about!

08/12/2026

♥️! IYKYK!

07/25/2026

This is spot on! Almost all the connections I have formed in my room have happened by pausing instruction to enter their world and share their play (even though it doesn’t always look like play to us).

People who support autistic folks can become SO focused on “productivity” that they treat bids for connection like a distraction. 😔

Relationship-building doesn’t always happen during a scheduled break.
Sometimes the opportunity pops up in the middle of the task.

The person may start humming, dancing, repeating a favorite phrase, or inviting you into a small moment of joy.

You can return to the task.
But in the world of autism, you may not get that exact opening for connection again.

Here’s 3 ways to spot those openings

1. Look for initiation.
Those times when they start quoting TV shows, they start dancing, they start gigging.

2. Look at what grabs their attention.
Is it getting a favorite toy? Noticing a shadow on the wall? Asking a random, off-topic question?

3. Pay attention to physical interaction.
This could be grabbing, standing really close to you, or stimming nearby

Yes, some moments require focus.

My point is, notice the openings when you have time to pause.
Just ten seconds of joining in or responding can be enough.

Choosing connection when the moment allows is NOT being soft. It’s recognizing the larger goal.

07/25/2026

Look at this!! ♥️

07/12/2026

Uploading a ton of new products for special education. Check out the store to find this and other teacher resources!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Color-Coded-Calendar-System-Special-Education-Executive-Function-16819605

07/08/2026

I know helping with disability needs is not the whole point of the video, but this is still a great tutorial about how to switch a phone to assistive mode and the function of it.

07/07/2026

This is the opposite of an apology. I’m NOT sorry for doing clinical skit videos about autism.

If I spent my time TELLING you stuff about autism, instead of showing you…you wouldn’t even know my name.

In this online attention economy people don’t listen to things they need to hear, they won’t even search for it. They listen when it’s interesting. When it makes them feel something.

Yesterday I got this message. THIS is why I do what I do.

A conference ticket costs money. Therapy costs money. My page costs nothing.

A parent, therapist, or autistic adult who feels defeated can pull up my videos and walk away with something they can try.

So many people in the autism community are doing their best with very little information. I have information and for that reason, I feel a responsibility to share in a way that reaches as many people as possible. ❤️

07/05/2026

06/30/2026

Multiple choice folding boards are here! Super simple and effective, these boards reduce answer choices, have high visibility colors and dyslexia weighted font, and increase participation in academics by 2nd chance opportunities. They also can increase choice opportunities instantly and serve as an eye gaze choice board. Just print this board or a smaller board and carry it with you. Then give the students choices on the fly for things they would do anyway. For example. “We are going for a walk. What would you like to do first? A) stop at the library or B ) go to the water fountain?” Make one or get one at my store. Happy teaching!

Tutorial for using a multiple-choice folding board to encourage cho...