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Sarah

Hi, I'm Sarah đź‘‹

I'm a mom to an amazing non-verbal son. After many years of parent training style therapy I decided to start this blog to share my first hand experience and things I have learned along the way. I focus on strength-based development and building community.

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autism-culture autism-in-alberta autism-news autism-research school sensory
Sarah

Hi, I'm Sarah đź‘‹

I'm a mom to an amazing non-verbal son. After many years of parent training style therapy I decided to start this blog to share my first hand experience and things I have learned along the way. I focus on strength-based development and building community.

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