Gabriel's Haven Respite and Support Services

08/31/2026

🎒 Back to school transitions can be exciting—but they can also feel overwhelming for children with autism and their caregivers.

Here are a few ways to make the transition a little smoother:

✨ Start practicing the morning and bedtime routine early.

✨ Use a visual schedule to show what the school day will look like.

✨ Visit the school, classroom, or bus stop ahead of time when possible.

✨ Share your child’s communication style, sensory needs, and calming strategies with their teacher.

✨ Allow extra time to decompress after school.

✨ Celebrate small wins—adjusting to a new routine takes time!

Most importantly, give yourself and your child grace. A successful transition doesn’t have to happen overnight. 💙

What helps make back to school season easier for your family?

Gabriel’s Haven Respite & Support LLC
Supporting autism families in Wilmington and surrounding communities.

08/18/2026

Preparing for respite care? A little information can help create a safer, more comfortable experience for your child. 💙

Before your child’s first visit, consider sharing:

1️⃣ Their preferred way of communicating
2️⃣ Favorite activities, toys, or comfort items
3️⃣ Sensory sensitivities, triggers, and calming strategies
4️⃣ Important routines, safety needs, and food preferences

At Gabriel’s Haven, we believe families know their children best. Listening to caregivers helps us provide support that respects each child’s individual needs, personality, and routine.

What is one thing you would want a respite caregiver to know about your child?

📍 Wilmington and surrounding communities
🌐 gabrielshavenrespite.com

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08/18/2026

Preparing for respite care? A little information can help create a safer, more comfortable experience for your child. 💙

Before your child’s first visit, consider sharing:

1️⃣ Their preferred way of communicating
2️⃣ Favorite activities, toys, or comfort items
3️⃣ Sensory sensitivities, triggers, and calming strategies
4️⃣ Important routines, safety needs, and food preferences

At Gabriel’s Haven, we believe families know their children best. Listening to caregivers helps us provide support that respects each child’s individual needs, personality, and routine.

What is one thing you would want a respite caregiver to know about your child?

📍 Wilmington and surrounding communities
🌐 gabrielshavenrespite.com

08/14/2026

Caregivers, this is your reminder: needing a break does not mean you are giving up—it means you are human. 💙

Respite care gives you time to rest, recharge, handle appointments, spend time with family, or simply take a breath, knowing your child is receiving compassionate, individualized support.

At Gabriel’s Haven, we understand that caring for a child with autism can be both deeply rewarding and overwhelming. You deserve support, too.

📍 Located in Wilmington, serving families in Wilmington and surrounding communities
🌐 gabrielshavenrespite.com

08/12/2026

💙 What exactly is respite care?

For many families raising a child with autism or other special needs, finding someone you trust to step in and provide support can be difficult.

That’s where respite care can help.

Respite care provides families with trusted support so parents and caregivers can take a break, run errands, attend an appointment, spend time with another child, enjoy a date night — or simply have a few hours to themselves.

At Gabriel’s Haven Respite & Support Services, we provide compassionate, individualized in-home support while keeping your child’s unique needs, routines, communication style, and comfort at the center of their care.

Because sometimes parents need support, too. 💙

📍 Located in Wilmington, MA
🏡 Serving Wilmington and surrounding communities
✨ Now accepting a limited number of families during our soft launch

Know a family who could benefit from respite support? Please share Gabriel’s Haven with them.

08/10/2026

💙 Why Gabriel’s Haven Exists

Finding someone you trust to care for your child shouldn’t feel impossible.

For families raising children with autism and other special needs, finding the right support can be challenging. It’s not simply about finding someone who can “watch” your child. It’s about finding someone who will take the time to understand them — their communication, routines, preferences, behaviors, and the things that help them feel safe and supported.

That’s why I created Gabriel’s Haven Respite & Support Services.

As a mother raising a child on the autism spectrum, I understand how much trust it takes to place your child in someone else’s care. I also understand that parents and caregivers sometimes need time to rest, run an errand, attend an appointment, spend time with another child, or simply have a moment to recharge — knowing their child is in compassionate and capable hands.

Gabriel’s Haven was created to provide that kind of support: individualized, respectful, and centered around each child and family.

Because every family deserves a village. 💙

We are currently accepting a limited number of families during our initial launch.

🌐 gabrielshavenrespite.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 978-205-1084

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08/07/2026

Now that Gabriel’s Haven is officially open, I wanted to take a moment to introduce the heart behind the Haven. 💙

Hi, I’m Shawnda — Founder of Gabriel’s Haven Respite & Support Services.

Gabriel’s Haven was born from something deeply personal: my own journey as a mother raising a child with autism.

I know what it feels like to love your child beyond measure while also wishing you had someone you could truly trust to step in and provide support. Someone who understands that every child communicates differently, has different needs, and deserves to be met with patience, dignity and compassion.

That understanding became the foundation of Gabriel’s Haven.

We provide individualized, in-home respite and support services for children with autism and special needs — while giving parents something just as important: the opportunity to breathe, recharge, handle life’s responsibilities, or simply take a little time for themselves knowing their child is in caring hands.

This isn’t just a business to me. It’s personal.

And I’m incredibly grateful to officially open the doors to Gabriel’s Haven. 💙

🌐 Visit our website to learn more or request information

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08/07/2026

Welcome to Gabriel’s Haven. 💙

Gabriel’s Haven was created with one simple belief: families raising children with autism and special needs deserve support they can trust.

We provide compassionate, individualized in-home respite and support services designed to give parents peace of mind while ensuring every child is cared for with dignity, patience, understanding, and respect.

As both a mother and the founder of Gabriel’s Haven, this mission is deeply personal to me. I understand how important it is to know that the person caring for your child truly understands their needs.

Tomorrow, we officially open our doors.

Welcome to Gabriel’s Haven: a safe place for support, understanding, and care. 💙

08/07/2026