By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. These are scary, unsettling, unprecedented times. For us, as adults, and certainly for the children in our lives. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it for now. Children and teens with anxiety disorders and autism, and…
By Elise C. Gioia As if we teens don’t have enough stress already, college decision season is here. You know the routine: hitting refresh on the application status page, repeating telling family and friends you haven’t gotten a reply from your dream college yet,…
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. Holiday anxiety. You probably began feeling it with the first Black Friday commercial. The anticipation and dread of what lies ahead: buying gifts, cooking holiday meals, entertaining and decorating. And while children may not exactly be doing these things,…
by Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. This past week, many readers have been telling me how hard Halloween is for their children (or students) with anxiety, autism or sensory processing disorders. In my article How to Make Halloween Happier for Children with Anxiety, Autism…
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