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Brain Rotting Fun?

When Jaylen was a year old, he had a tendency to become addicted to certain things. We didn't know it was Autism yet, but knew him not connecting with us, retreating into his own world, and filling and dumping buck…
What is it about kids and fountains?

What is it about kids and fountains? Is it the sound? Motion? Sensory stimulation? Or is it all about the playing? We have a nice one at our Town Green and the kids love the one at Preston Vineyards. During our recent…
Fixation & Autism

One of the typical autistic traits is a fixation upon one topic to the exclusion if all else. people with autism spectrum conditions typically follow their interests or hobbies to an extreme and narrow degree, to that…
Dilemma

James is currently fixated on playing as much of his Caillou game CD ROM as possible. I know that bad things happen to his temper if he's allowed to play it for too long. On the other hand, he sings along, talks more,…
A Special Interest in Garage Doors

Jack's special interest right now is garage doors. We have no garage door at our house and his only access to garage doors from home is the computer. This week, I'm chronicling our experiment of allowing him to vie…

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