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Food for Thought
Good morning, readers! As I sat here staring at the box of chocolates I certainly don't need to eat for breakfast, I began to wonder about food and autistic children. I have food allergies. If I eat foods with h… -
Am I the Only One Who Can Help My Autistic Son?
Who can help my son? My son is ten years old. He is nonverbal. His is autistic. Who can help my son? He can not write. He needs hand over hand assistance to write letters and numbers? Who can help my son? He… -
Post-highschool Autistic Life
This morning I was having a discussion with my children about what my daughter's interests are after high school. Her brother, who is already married and out of school, recommended that she have a backup plan in case t… -
How does an Autistic child deal with crowds?
On the right is my daughter, who volunteered at the Tall Pines Festival in our town this weekend as an usher. The festival goal was to bring people closer to Christ. The activities were used to draw them as a crowd s… -
Don't Neglect Your "Health" While Raising an Autistic Child
It can be difficult to take care of yourself when raising an autistic child. I spend most of my time and energy on both of my kids. With my son, I am also taking him to appointments several times a week. I am homescho… -
Creative Homeschooling for the Autistic Child
Home schooling an autistic child can be challenging. You need to be parent, teacher, therapist and psychologist. You need to understand your child’s strengths and weaknesses. You need to be able to engage your child i… -
Autism Fundraising - A Bake Sale
I think one of the oldest and most useful ways to earn money for autism would be a bake sale. Get family and friends together and have a fun bake day, then put someone in charge of sitting at the sale, figure out wher… -
The Last IEP Meeting
I've had a busy day. My son's IEP meeting was this morning. It lasted two hours. It went the way I thought it would. Awful. My son is attending a special needs public school. This school only follows one type of curric… -
Some Autism Treatments Can do More Harm Than Good
I read a great article about how certain therapies and experimental treatments for autism can actually hurt your child. As a mother of a 10 year old autistic boy, I have tried a lot of different therapies and treatmen… -
Art in Autism--Learning Autism
While pondering my next question for learning autism, my brain slipped over to the artistic side. It made me wonder, does anyone use art in teaching autism or even in calming an autistic child? Are there autistic child…












