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Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Monday, 28 May 2012

  • Don't forget to laugh.

    Not a very long post, but a super cute one. Yesterday, Gabe was helping his dad clean his office. Much to my surprise he was actually being pretty helpful, and Ian being very patient.  More Here...

  • Are You Moving or Staying?



    My son, Brandon, is thirty-nine years old and he has been living independently for the past fifteen years. He has hit many road bumps and obstacles along the way. But nothing had prepared either one of us for what was about to happen.  More Here...

  • Summer Travel Tips for Families Living with Autism


    The Autism Society is committed to providing information that will help you live your best journey with autism. In celebration of the unofficial start of summer, we would like to share with you this helpful list of vacation tips. Read on and please share in the Comment box your own experiences and lessons learned while traveling. And don’t forget the sunscreen!  

    If you’re traveling with an individual with autism this summer, check out the following tips from experts to make the trip more enjoyable for all.  

    Plan in advance. Call ahead and inform the airline, hotel, resort or cruise line of the individual’s situation, and inquire what special accommodations (for example, fridge inside room) are available.  More Here...

  • Not Taking Things For Granted



    When you have special needs children , you don't take things for granted the same way other people might. I don't assume my kids will walk and talk on time. It's always a huge relief when they do. I watch all the kids move through their developmental milestones and I check them off my list. Like a constant imaginary check list only I can see.
    eye contact ...ehhh check
    play skills .. yup check
    responds to name... check
    points... CHECK!
    I still watch with an over critical eye. Nate has some weird things he likes to do. I worry I am missing something. he will screech for no reason and then go back to playing. He will verbally stim on silly words and get stuck on other words or sounds and just repeat them. I find him lining up stuff and he can be so very rigid in his thinking. He has sensory issues and hates socks just like Sammy too. More Here...

  • Special Needs Ryan Gosling


     
    Thanks to Sunday Stillwell of Extreme Parenthood for starting the SNRG craze.
    Click here to see the other week 16 SNRG blog entries!

    So..... I've seen these Special Needs Ryan Gosling pictures floating around the internet for the last four months. I find them extremely hilarious and knew I wanted to jump right in. So, here's my first foray into the #SNRG craze! ;) More Here...
  • Finding Hope



    Being a part of a community wasn't something I strived to do.

    On the contrary, I just wanted to find answers.

    More Here...

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Today we're proud to sponsor Rhett and Link's 100th Episode of Good Mythical Morning!

    More Here...

Sunday, 27 May 2012

  • MEMORIAL DAY 2012

    This weekend we honor those who gave their lives for this nation. It is fitting that we remember that Freedom is not free.

    We sleep well at night because rough men (and women) stand ready to do violence in our name...George Orwell  

     



    Perhaps nothing speaks more eloquently to the sacrifice of the soldier than President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:  More Here...
  • Walk Now - By Their Side


     
    To better understand somebody, don’t just walk a mile in their shoes… walk three miles by their side.
     
    This was the conclusion I drew last year after participating in my first Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Chicago. The event moved me so greatly and the people touched me so deeply that it literally changed my life forever.
     
    Autism was no longer a deserted island. There were people out there that lived it and breathed it every day just like I did. There were families that looked just like mine walking the path down Chicago’s beautiful lakefront. Their struggles were our struggles. Autism was not the isolating sentence I thought my family had received, it was quite the opposite.  
    More Here...

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