Taking Authority Over Autism

Safety tips for kids to wander...

After a two year old girl with autism was found dead in a lake after wandering off from her parents at a park, Sheletta is offering tips to parents about how to keep their special needs children safe.

My melancholy movie...

On her CBS Radio show, Sheletta chatted with screenwriter Keith Sharon about his new movie on Prime about the struggles of raising a child with autism. The conversation was so moving she moved the discussion to her podcasting platform. Enjoy...

Brandon leaves speech therapy behind

Sheletta's son graduated from speech therapy after meeting or exceeding all his goals shortly after his 9th birthday. Brandon was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old. Sheletta shares the keys to finding success along his journey...

Autism adaptive clothing

Sheletta sits down with Washington Post columnist Abha Bhattarai about how retailers are making sensory friendly clothing for kids with special needs for this edition of Taking Authority over Autism podcast...

Autism Vacation Adventures

Sheletta helps autism moms and dads find the best summer vacation destinations for their kiddos.

It CAN be done...

Angry about the focus of the negative struggles of parents who have kids with autism during the pandemic in an NPR story without sharing success stories, Sheletta talks about how, like her, many parents pressed through and their children made progress.

Autistic kids say the darndest things...

If you think kids say the darndest things, Sheletta's kids, who have autism, take it to the next level, especially when her son Brandon let's all his classmates and his teacher know that she doesn't brush her teeth every morning.

Is it bedtime or a bank robbery?

With daylight savings time, Sheletta's having a hard time getting her kids to sleep at night. Bedtime around The Brundidge House sounds a lot like a bank robbery...

"Mommy's going to work..."

Now that Sheletta's youngest son Daniel is finally talking after being non-verbal for years, he's being a little rascal. Instead of being sad when she goes off to work these days, he's singing and dancing around the house.

Training tiny allies...

Sheletta joined a coalition of Black children's authors in Minnesota to hand out free copies of her children's book to white children visiting the site where George Floyd was murdered to offer diverse reading options and try to erase injustice through literature.