What is “special” about a “special needs person” is not always apparent. This is especially true for someone challenged by autism.
Read moreOn the Last Day of April
Teahouse Update from Dan!
Things have been going well at ExtraSpecialTeas: all of our workers right on the ball! Read the rest of Dan’s blog post!
Read moreThe Blue Party on April 6!
ExtraSpecialTeas will celebrate its 3rd birthday and bring awareness to autism spectrum disorder on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 11 – 4. Join us!
Read moreDan and ExtraSpecialTeas Are Ready for Christmas! You?
by Dan With Christmas around the bend our supplies have proceeded to be updated. Meaning holidays make everybody happy not to mention fact of knowing a ton of people enjoy parties. YAY!!! On things other than that: quite recently our music group...
Read moreExtraSpecial Gift Cards Make a Great Holiday Gift!
You’re not stressing about holiday gifts yet but you kind of are, right? And what to do when EVERYONE on your list has been nice? Mrs. Phillips – the nicest 2nd-grade teacher EVER Great Aunt Florence Your yoga instructor 14-year old...
Read moreGiving Tuesday, Online Store Launch, and ExtraSpecialTeas
Hello, Everyone – The holidays have launched – and so has our new online store! Since it’s Cyber Monday, can you take a moment right now and hop on over to our ExtraSpecialShop? You’ll find ExtraSpecial signature items...
Read moreDan Post: Dance Moves and Enjoying Life to the Fullest
by Dan Our business is booming and everything is perfect – Alex and I were so happy we did some dancing and air guitar. Maybe you saw it on Facebook or Instagram – but you can see it here too. We were busting moves! Really neat but...
Read moreA Lovely Jaunt at Bash Bish Falls
by Dan In our recent activities we’ve been grooming our tea shop making it ship shape. And we’ve gone on field trips. The most recent one was Bash Bish Falls. And I expect that’s been quite the lovely jaunt through the woods minus one...
Read moreTea Drinkers vs. Coffee Drinkers Poll by Dan
With Memorial Day on Monday, there’s a buzz here at our tea house. Outside is the garden lounge. Sitting in the outdoors is quite nice particularly when the sun is bright. Birds chirping and the sound of tea being sipped. Isn’t life grand!...
Read moreMarch Means Down Syndrome Month
Guest Post By Dan! As we prepare to our spring season, it does feel good, come to think of it, that March means Down syndrome month. Our mentally challenged buddies have recognition so they learn to apply themselves in our world. So just to let...
Read moreAutism Awareness and Our Second Birthday Party!
It’s easy to find statistics about adults living on the autism spectrum: 1 in 3 adults with autism are socially isolated; only 14 percent of adults with autism hold paid jobs in their communities. What’s more of a challenge is to create...
Read moreA Splendid Way of Life by Dan
With all the craziness of holidays being done it feels like everything is back on regular schedule – like Music with Allen Timmons each week. Hmm, just that there’s S.N.O.W. No matter. Keep on being positive! Our employees are devoted to...
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