Gluten-Free Play Dough: Ingredients: ½ cup rice flour ½ cup cornstarch ½ cup salt 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 cup water 1 teaspoon cooking oil Water color based paint, if desired Directions: Mix all ingredients together. Heat over low until the mixture holds together (3 – 5 minutes). Cool completely and store in an [...]

It’s been a few days longer than I thought or wanted since I’ve shared a message. Life and weather are really happening around us here in Parker, Colorado. Yesterday was the eighth (I think) day in a row where we had tornado warnings near us. Thankfully, none of them were in our backyard – or [...]

My boys were wanting sherbet yesterday afternoon. It was a hot. I was tired and I didn’t feel like driving over to the health food store to try and find a sherbet that my GF / CF son would like… only to pay $5.00 for a pint! I have an ice cream maker and I’ve [...]

This is the title of my August article for Autism Today. After my July article, “What’s in an Acronym?” I began, more intently than ever, to research RDI treatment. Relationship Development Intervention is, I believe, the most complete training that exists for someone on the spectrum. One of the best elements about RDI is that [...]