The Full Spectrum Child

01/09/2026

FUNday Friday had us dreaming about cooler weather! ❄️ ❄️ We marble painted snowflakes and CREATED snowflake snacks!

01/07/2026

01/05/2026

As we begin our fourth year, we still embrace this slogan. We are committed to helping your child and family and will be involved in your life, helping when needed, cheering you on, and celebrating small victories with you.

01/02/2026

New Year, same FUNday Friday fun 🤩 🥳. We PAINTED with sponges and SPRINKLED glitter to create magical firework art 🧨 🎨 We PUSHED fruit & marshmallows onto skewers to make firework snacks…they were delicious!

01/01/2026

We are excited to start our fourth year! Bring on 2026!

12/30/2025

REMINDER: Just because a child may be non-speaking, they are still able to hear and understand what is being said around them. Make sure your words are POSITIVE and ENCOURAGING. 🙂

12/25/2025

TFSC wishes you a very Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoy this time with family and friends.

12/16/2025

Christmas can cause sensory overload for many children. You may want to allow your child to open presents alone to reduce anxiety. To reduce wait times to access and play with new toys, preassemble toys before gifting, and put batteries in toys and remove packaging before wrapping so they can be played with immediately upon opening.

You may consider letting go of traditions that don't work for your child and family, and creating new ones to reduce stress and increase enjoyment.

12/12/2025

We continued getting in the Christmas spirit for FUNday Friday! We PAINTED ornaments and CREATED reindeer snacks!

12/08/2025

Share something AWESOME about an autistic child you love!

12/05/2025

FUNday Friday: We PAINTED with cookie cutters. We STAMPED and PRESSED the cookie cutters onto the paper! We ICED cookies and SPRINKLED sprinkles before ENJOYING our snack!!! We were warm and cozy in our PJ’s today!!!

12/02/2025

Interoception is a sense that helps you recognize and identify feelings inside your body—for example, a growling tummy, racing heart, or a full bladder. As we notice these signals, our brain uses them as clues to our emotional state.

If we struggle to identify these feelings, we can experience dysregulation. Some activities to improve interoception include heavy work, exercise, yoga, and breathing exercises.

Talking about our internal experiences can help others with awareness. For example, "My skin feels wet when you splash me." "My stomach is growling, I'm hungry." "My mouth feels cold when I drink my water."