Loresa Stansell, a counselor, provided a workshop in Tennessee entitled, No More Chasing Normal, to families, caregivers, and teachers of kids with autism. She offered suggestions, including visual schedules even for verbal children, to help with behavior and communication. Another idea she suggested was a “rehearsal manual” that parents can use to set longer term goals for their children, for example, learning to wash laundry, or cook. Stansell also uses her own A-typical Episodic Grief Model; rather than ending with acceptance, it ends with adaptation, because children with special needs are always growing and changing.