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Teaching Your Autistic Child
One of the major issues facing a parent of an autistic child is what type of schooling should the child have. We know that there are many models: inclusion, self-contained, homeschool and within each model there are v… -
Of Pollen and Other Issues
To say that the end of the school year is always an adventure with Highschoolboy is to understate how the Earth’s rotation switches to counterclockwise, the magnetic poles interchange and everything is overcom… -
Part 2: It Takes a Village
You might remember that I hired a village to help collegeman with his foibles over this semester. It has worked out exceedingly well. All the reports that I get are very encouraging and show that collegeman is definit… -
Having a Parental Peace of Mind
When collegeman was three years old and HSB was 6 months I used to take them to the city playground by myself. I never really thought about it. I figured, the baby is stuck in the stroller and collegeman would do his t… -
The Hero's Journey
I decided to add this blog to all my reposting. While we as parents fret everyday how to make our children understand and help them conquer their disability, sometimes I think we may need to remember how brave they tru… -
When You Do All You Can
A new semester has begun. All is quiet so far. Both boys have transitioned into their respective classes without issue. The village that I hired for collegeman seems to be working out really nicely. The three of the… -
When You Want to Throttle The Teacher
I have to think that one of the worst things we go through with our children is when the people we entrust them to during the day are total morons. I was very lucky with the boys. That really was not a usual occurrence… -
Stress Be Not Proud
One of the more frequent occurrences for HSB at this time of year is the fact the he decides that school is over. It’s not over by a long shot, he just decides that he’s had enough and stops doing his work.… -
Of Brain Scans, Therapy and the Right to Dream
I have to tell everyone that I generally stay away from too many controversial issues surrounding autism and its causes. I for one do not think vaccines caused my children’s autism. I did not need Wakefield being… -
A Sojourn Through Parental Types
The end of the year is always tough for HSB. As I mentioned in earlier posts, he usually decides by the end of April that the year is over. This year has especially been hard for him. Not only did he have tremendous pr…
About RaisingAspergersKids
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- From: RaisingAspergersKids
- Name: RaisingAspergersKids
- About Me: I am the mother of two children with asperger's syndrome. The oldest infact was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at the age of five. He is now in college. Actually, both boys are now in college. It has been a long road and not so easy all the time. But I never gave up and I never will until my boys have the future of their choosing.
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