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Adapted Bowling and Family Fun
My daughter is still in Florida with my parents. I really miss her and so does my son. Yesterday, he was feeling bored and lonely. He requested that we go bowling as a family. It was a surprise because my son does… -
Developing New Daily Life Skills
It's great when my son masters a new daily living skill. I do the proud mommy dance every time it happens. Last week, my son mastered getting ice and water from the refrigerator door. This may seem like a simple thing… -
Mom is the Most Important Job
Being a mom is the most important job you can have. It doesn’t matter if you are a stay at home mom, work at home mom, or work away from the home mom. You are a mom first and that is your most important job. So why d… -
Autism Rates Soar
This is a video from Newsy. It is a short collection of news sources discussing a new survey that has autism rates up to 1 in 91 children diagnosed with autism. What do YOU think? -
Help Homeschooling My Autistic Son
It was obvious when I made the announcement at the last IEP meeting, that no one thought I could do this. No one thinks that my son is as intelligent as he is. They all believe that his weaknesses are a sign of his int… -
Parenting the Autistic Teen
Kids these days no longer come to their parents for answers, they text their friends, Google it and put it on Facebook /My Space, which inevitably results in exposure to unwanted or inappropriate influences. Try as… -
IEP Meeting Yesterday
I had the meeting yesterday and we had to schedule a second one to finish up. It was very difficult. We covered his old IEP first. That wasn't too bad. My son accomplished 57% of his goals. Then we were ready to go o… -
IEP Meeting Tomorrow
Well, tomorrow is our IEP meeting. I am not looking forward to it. I never look forward to them. It's very emotional for me to sit and listen to my son's strengths and weeknesses. I know them, but to hear others sa… -
Enjoy the Little Things--Learning Autism
As a guest blogger, I must walk carefully in the new world of learning autism. I want to bond with the friends of my new adventure, not create tension because I might not "have a clue" about their life. One thing I w… -
Play in the Rain
Hello, Moms! Today, there is no lesson specifically on autism. I would like to call attention instead to the beauty of nature. How many of you have actually taken your child out to play in the rain? Most of the time, w…

