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Sunday, 19 May 2013

Going With the Flow

When The Autism Channel asked us to create some one-minute pieces for Autism Awareness month, we thought it would be good for Sam (Rocket) to tell one on himself. Sam has always had supersonic ears. But we soon learned that sensitive hearing does not equate to listening. Part of what distracted him was that he was hearing his own heartbeat, the sound of ventilation systems, the sounds of ticking clocks—things you and I would normally filter into the background of our conscious awareness. Sounds like these were as front and center to him as human speech directed at him. He simply was unable to filter any sound from the Surround Sound™ of life.

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The Race

The morning dew, clung to the grass, as the sun began to rise, a little girl stretched with a yawn, and rubbed her weary eyes. A day just like all others yet she managed still to smile. She peered out through her window, and dreamed a little while. This girl, like you was special, unique in her own way, her legs just didn’t have the strength, to run and jump and play.
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My Book has Arrived and I'm on the Road

The release date for my new book has finally arrived and I'm here in Arizona to welcome it into the world. Thanks to everyone at the Tucson Book Festival for making me welcome. But the best part of Tucson was not the Book Fair, exciting as that was. It was a trip to the top of Lemmon Mountain in a snow storm, courtesy of Maripat's sister-in-law Lin Urness.
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If I Could Turn Back Time

Cody's latest obsession is monster trucks and pixars "Cars" so he spends most of his free time viewing his favourite videos of monster jam on you tube. We don't mind, it's great learning style for Cody as its media orientated like his films and TV and he spends time acting it out and verbalising lots.
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25 Awesome Ideas

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Over Christmas, my husband built me a light table! If you have not seen these, they are so great for sensory play and play-based learning techniques.

So, last week I went in search of cheap light table activities at Dollar Tree®. There were so many great inexpensive finds, I knew I had to share. My toddler has had so much fun with these that I went back to buy a few more of his favorites! What inexpensive light table activities have you found and loved? Let me know in the comment section!

(P.S. I have no affiliation to DOLLAR TREE® and was in no way compensated for this post.)

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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Potty Humor - (possibly PG-13)

My website (dannrenner.com), "Normal is A Point of View" has one tab called, "Funny in the Rear-view Mirror" featuring stories about ASD that are funny now, but weren't, always. This week's entry, posted below, features short stories from several friends.

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Shining a Light for Neurotypical Awareness

© 2013 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

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The Addition of Expectation

The day after Christmas I woke up angry. There was a part of Christmas that did not go as planned. (And I'm not talking about gifts here.) Aha! In dissecting it with my teacher, I got it. While my concerns were legitimate and understandable, the root of the problem was planted within. That is, within me. I got angry because I placed an "expect" into a situation. In the end, I expressed my truth to the person concerned but only after realizing that I had to take responsibility for going into a situation thinking it would be different. I set myself up for...suffering.
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What do you love most about your child?

Awareness, I thought it would be neat to share some of the things we love most about our kids on the #autism spectrum.
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How to Flirt and Get a Date

I sit down with Liz Laugeson from UCLA's PEERS Program at The Help Group in Los Angeles. This is the first episode of our social skills series we filmed with the PEERS program. And the best part is that I demonstrate asking out a REAL girl!
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