Clarissa Stratton

Free printable Student Snapshot Page. For parents of students with IEP's to ensure they start off getting proper support on day 1 of the school year. 4 practical steps to start the school year with confidence (plus a free student snap sheet to give new teachers before school starts) 4 practical steps to start the school year with confidence. A new school year brings fresh supplies, new routines, and plenty of nervous energy. But when your child has an IEP, back-to-school time usually comes...

I am BOTH a bursting firework in all the most beautiful, loud, intense, and colorful ways, and the quiet burn of the flame slowly trying to ignite and struggling to stay alight. -Written by Clarissa Stratton from the perspective of a late diagnosed ADHD Mom. For most of my life, I have privately struggled with things that feel like they should be easy. At least, they seem to be effortless to others. I don't mean the big milestones or major crises. I mean the small, everyday things that...

Written by Clarissa Stratton, Clinic Owner of Gather & Grow (Non-Clinical Perspective) If you are parenting a child with autism, ADHD, or sensory processing differences, you’ve probably spent the last few weeks reading countless articles on how to prepare for summer. The hardest thing about online articles is that they provide strategies that commonly work but are not tailored to meet your family and your child's lived experience, your challenges, and strengths. That is why if you have tried...