September ushered in a new (and exciting!) season of changes for our family. But change is hard for our sons, both of whom have special needs. At four and two-and-a-half, their growing brains are already working overtime—and then you add in the mental chaos of all the “rules” and routines and sensory inputs around them shifting and changing. They sleep worse than normal, and we see an uptick in challenging behaviors and meltdowns and outbursts.
