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Trimming the Worry Out of Haircuts at Wild Styles Children’s Hair Salon

I have always enjoyed the process of getting my haircut—someone else washing my hair and massaging my scalp; the feeling of being pampered for a few hours every 6–8 weeks; the smells of the fancy hair products. There is nothing I DON’T love about a trip to the hair salon! However, due to my son’s Autism and sensory processing needs, …

Weaving Together Inclusivity, Awareness, and Action at Wool + Wander

The COVID pandemic changed everyone’s life in some way or another, and for many people, COVID led to a diagnosis of the misunderstood disability, Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Tina Yesenofski was diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2020 after an assumed infection of COVID-19. ME/CFS occurs in individuals after a viral infection and causes neurological functioning changes and debilitating pain, as …

Creating an Inclusive Community Through the Arts at “Inclusion Festival”

The music festival scene has embedded itself in our country’s rich history through the decades—from Woodstock to Lilith Fair to Coachella, there truly is a festival for everyone…or is there?  That’s the question that Amy Pinder continued to think about as she fell in love with music festivals. She combined her passion for music festival culture with her background in …

Spreading Inclusion One Blondie at a Time at Bake Ability Bakery

Five years ago, Paula Fasciano and her husband moved back to Bucks County so that her two sons with Fragile X Syndrome could attend the Central Bucks School District. Through her years in the Marlboro Township and Freehold Regional (NJ) school systems, and then Central Bucks, Paula made it her mission to bond with other parents with children of special …

Family Bonding at Helping Friendly Farm – Part 2

Read Part 1 here The rest of our time at Helping Friendly Farm in New Hope was spent with Jessica Zander (Jess) on the outside acreage surrounding the Sensory Barn. Jess encourages her guests to explore the areas of interest to them, and in no particular order; however, for the first trip to the farm, Jess was extremely intentional in …

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