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Terrific Transitions with your autistic child

by Leah Irby | Sep 22, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids, Singing to communicate with your kids

Have you ever asked your autistic child – or any younger child – to help you put things away, only to be met with a blank look or instead they just ignore you and keep playing? Music is a great way to help with transitions. I think of this song as a fun...
8 ways to embrace darkness when you are parenting an autistic child

8 ways to embrace darkness when you are parenting an autistic child

by Leah Irby | Sep 4, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids, Singing to communicate with your kids

When we are struggling in our everyday lives, the winter darkness seems to make this magnified. I experience being a parent of an autistic child as cycling through a sort of post-traumatic stress syndrome. Except, I am still going through things that are stressful. It...
Earworm – The benefits of singing a song on repeat

Earworm – The benefits of singing a song on repeat

by Leah Irby | Aug 9, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids, Singing as communication, Singing to communicate with your kids

Earworm Do you ever suddenly realize you have some phrase or part of a song that is stuck in your head, sometimes called an earworm and it is playing on auto-pilot during your day? Traditionally we have been taught to believe this is something to be annoyed by. But,...
Calming with the wind: music as a healing tool

Calming with the wind: music as a healing tool

by Leah Irby | Aug 5, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids, Singing as communication, Singing to communicate with your kids, Uncategorized

Yoik of the Wind by Sofia Jannok, Sung by Leah Irby A bird knocking on my door I was sitting in my favorite recliner chair in the living room, gathering my thoughts for the day, when I heard what sounded like a knock on the front door. We have a blurred glass on half...
Set boundaries with kids without the word “No”

Set boundaries with kids without the word “No”

by Leah Irby | Jan 19, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids

When a child is naturally curious and wants to do all sorts of interesting things, can you find a way to stop them without using the word “No”? When you start by yelling at your child, “No! don’t touch the lamp above the kitchen table.”...
Music for Meditation, Creation, and Fertility

Music for Meditation, Creation, and Fertility

by Leah Irby | Dec 10, 2021 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids

My debut music album is titled Grace, So Amazing. It’s a play around on the words of the familiar hymn Amazing Grace. Some of which you can hear in that track’s music. This music collection is for those who are struggling and wondering: When will my dream...

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