So when I figured out a way to “fashionably” GPS-dress Liam, my son with autism, it was pretty much “the mitten thing.” To the tenth power. No longer are moms talking about frozen fingers. They are talking about saving lives. Finding the one who wanders.
Me as an “autism mom”
I took a mainstream rugby shirt and tweaked it just bit, so that my son with autism could wear it easily, and softly folded a GPS into the fabric. That wasn’t a revolution. It was however, the start of
14-piece clothing collection for those with disabilities. And it did start a “thought revolution.” That maybe those with cognitive impairments, or physical handicaps, could – and should – get dressed independently and look just everyone else. And be safe and accounted for.
http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2015/03/24/how-i-made-my-childs-clothing-revolutionary-and-autism-friendly/?utm_source=Friendship+Circle+Blog&utm_campaign=75527c0a3f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3ec270b4ae-75527c0a3f-199142745
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