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How Adagio House Helps Clients
Adagio House helps a diverse range of people. Listen to one client speak about how Adagio House has helped him. “When I started at the Adagio House, I was sort of at what I would consider maybe rock bottom in my life. Feeling extremely low, didn’t have a job, was not med compliant. My psychiatrist was, you…
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Navigating Sensory Sensitivities Over Thanksgiving
Autumn deepens, and Thanksgiving approaches, preceded by recipes for turkey, stuffing, traditional sides, and less traditional alternatives, reminders to be grateful, or questions about what we are grateful for. If you are among those who feel increased stress (with or without accompanying increased joy) as turkey day draws near, this is for you, from the…
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How to Have an Inclusive Halloween
It’s officially that time of year… all around us cobwebs, spiders, ghosts, ghouls, jack-o-lanterns, and spooky lights adorn front lawns, bringing mixed reactions from people everywhere. If you’re a huge fan of Halloween, it might be difficult to imagine someone not loving it all! And if you’re not a fan, it might be hard to…
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Recipes From the GVBC 2023
The Great Valley Baking Challenge 2023 has come to an end, and with 5 baking teams, this is how the competition played out: Winner: Y2Cake Runner-Up: Patty CakesRunner-Up: Creative Cakesters Other Competing Teams: Baking Besties and Bunny Bakes With 103 attendees, a total of $13,000 was raised for Adagio House, and after a successful event,…
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Helping a Child Through Anger Outbursts
Here are some strategies to help the child during big feelings of anger and frustration: 1. First, make sure the child is safe and not at risk of hurting themselves or others. 2. Then, remove the child from the situation, and step away. 3. Turning Grounding Switch 4. Distraction 5. Ask what happened/cause of anger…
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Autism Awareness vs. Acceptance
Autism Awareness vs. Acceptance What is it? Why does it matter? As a former “autism mom” who faithfully lit it up blue during the month of April and searched tirelessly to find all the pieces of the puzzle of my son, I want to take a few minutes to talk about why I no longer…
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LGBTQ+ Teen, Caregiver, and Ally Resources
If you’re exploring your own identity or supporting someone else who is, it can feel very lonely and isolating sometimes. So, here are a few LGBTQ+ related resources to check out if you want to hear others’ stories, want to share your own, or want to just feel connected and seen! Local Resources Shenandoah LGBTQ+…
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Putting Daily Affirmations Into Practice
It’s time for children to start speaking kindly to themselves. So, parents, help your children begin to put these daily affirmations into practice. Download the printable flyer here:
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Disability Justice & Inclusion
Lately, I have been thinking a great deal about disability justice and inclusion and what it means to “center the voice of the most impacted.”
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Discover the Joy of Journaling
Discover the joy of journaling. Here are a few additional Journaling Prompts not included in the video to help get you started: I am proud of… Today I am feeling… Something that makes me sad is… My favorite part of the day was… Some worries on my mind are… Some goals for my week are….…