Elizabeth's Journey Special Needs Family Vacation: Flexibility & Small Wins This was our best special needs family vacation yet—proof that flexibility, preparation, and tiny wins can add up to big confidence. If your family is planning a special needs vacation,… September 4, 2025 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey Timing is Everything: Planning a Trip and When to Tell Elizabeth So how do we handle or decide how to tell Elizabeth something that might be stressful to her? Timing is everything! I will let you know what we have done… April 8, 2024 Elizabeth's Journey A Parent's Perspective Avoiding Backsliding: The Active Effort of Practicing Good Habits Quick answer: When routines change, even strong skills can “backslide.” Practicing good habits helps us most. I STOP, pause my cues, and remember Elizabeth can do it and knows she… March 4, 2024 A Parent's Perspective A Parent's Perspective A Parent’s Perspective: The Journey of Feeding & Mealtime A Parent’s Perspective: The Journey of Feeding & Mealtime | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Elizabeth’s Journey › Feeding & Mealtime Elizabeth’s Journey A Parent’s Perspective: The Journey of Feeding… March 4, 2024 A Parent's Perspective A Parent's Perspective Special Needs Parenting Newsletter: A Parent’s Perspective Introduction Quick answer: This newsletter is where I’ll continue sharing Elizabeth’s journey and a parent’s perspective on therapy, growth, and day-to-day life with special needs. Welcome to this special needs parenting… February 8, 2024 A Parent's Perspective Elizabeth's Journey Adjusting to so much change! I hope everyone liked the pictures of Emily’s graduation on my last blog.  Especially the ones with Elizabeth in them! It was quite a big day for us all both… June 10, 2021 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? It is funny but when you are young the one thing you are asked more than anything is “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  The answers… March 10, 2021 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey How to Raise Awareness for Your Child’s Special Needs One of the phrases that I say a lot is “the gift of Elizabeth.” I use it to talk about the perspective that having her in our lives gives us. I… May 19, 2018 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey How to Tend to Special Needs Child on Thanksgiving Raise your hand if you cannot believe we are one day away from Thanksgiving, the official unofficial beginning of the holiday season. I feel like I just shut my door… May 11, 2018 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey Wrapping Up the First Year of College So hard to believe that Elizabeth is finishing her first year at her college program. I am so proud of her and all she is doing and all she is… April 17, 2018 Elizabeth's Journey