Raising a child with autism has taken me to my lowest, and highest points. I developed the RISE framework to help me manage my resilience to not only help my child more than I would have otherwise but also reclaim parts of my life I had lost.

I am not kidding. I have really gotten my child to eat brussel sprouts- among numerous other items that most autistic kids may never eat. Here is a list of tips that I followed for success in improving not only my sons diet but to some extent the meltdowns as well.

Steal my exact checklist to managing my sons meltdowns! I don’t know about you but it feels like meltdowns by a child with autism can be pretty legendary and I found that I managed things better if I made checklists.