The Shine
A Guide to Staying Sunny
A space for reflections inspired by family, creativity, gentle movement, and the beautifully diverse experiences of life with autism. Some entries explore the realities and joys of the autism journey, while others offer simple reminders to pause, breathe, and stay centered in daily life.
You’ll hear from parents, siblings, advocates, and caretakers as they share their stories, insights, and passions with openness and care. Our hope is that these words meet you where you are and help fill your cup, one blog post at a time.
Flexibility and Transitions: From the Desk of the Caregiver
Flexibility & Transitioning Without flexibility, we are unable to transition. Transition meaning change in task. While typically, flexibility and the ability to transition is recognized as a skill, in our autistic, neurodivergent world, we recognize
The Snowball: Finding Joy in Wintering
“The Snowball” by Ally I love this photo choice for today’s blog; you can’t help but giggle seeing Ally’s version of winter, in an art piece called Snowball. Wintering And no doubt we are still
Gina’s Magic Bars
Ingredients and Supplies: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 cup finely ground chocolate wafers (from about 20 cookies) 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 cup
Emily’s Cherry Bon Bons
Ingredients and Supplies: 1/2 c. margarine or butter 3/4 c. sifted confectioners sugar 1 T. vanilla extract 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 t. salt 1 jar maraschino cherries Food coloring Icing: 1 c. confectioners sugar
Aunt Bev’s Chocolate Pistachio Cake
Ingredients and Supplies: 1 pkg. yellow cake mix 1 pkg. instant pistachio pudding 1/2 c. orange juice 1/2 c. water 4 eggs 1/2 c. oil 3/4 c. Hershey’s syrup (added to half the batter) Confectioner’s
Ally’s Sugar Cookies
Ingredients and Supplies: Store bought sugar cookie dough Cookie cutters of your choice Directions: Roll out sugar cookie dough on a lightly floured surface Use cookie cutters to cut out cookies Place on a cookie
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