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Reducing Unnecessary Anxiety with a Routine

Friends of ours recently asked their 5 year old son and 3 year old daughter what they wanted to be when they grew up. Their son said a firefighter, their daughter…Cinderella . While many children at that age d…
Using a Fork

Ryder has really been working hard at learning how to eat independently using utensils. Above is a clip of his triumphant stabbing of a helpless mandarin orange. He loves to pose for cameras too!
Poop

Everyday turns up another poop story. We're getting good at cleaning up bathtub poop. There is a small window of time where we can leave Ryder in the bathtub to play before he decides to drop friends off in the pool.…
He needs to walk

Yesterday, I went to help my son, Brandon who experienced another grand mal seizure. After he fell, he repeatedly hit his foot on a tile wall and badly bruised his toes and the top of his foot. Of course, every part…
Services for Adults with Autism

I found a great review of the Autism Society National Conference which is worthy of sharing if only to demonstrate that the concern about lifelong services and support is not limited to the families we come in contact…
Tied shoes

Like most many things that my son accomplishes he does it quietly and without fan fare.. he learned to tie his shoe laces! For the better part of the last two years my husband made it his mission to show my son the tr…
Life 101

This was especially written for parents who have children/adults with autism and special needs. We all remember as we were growing up that our parents told us what to do. They taught us what was dangerous, what to s…
Showering Tips and Autism

As a child and teenager, I was terrified of showers. I didn’t take my first full shower until the summer before I went away to college, because I knew the dorms didn’t have baths. Everything about the showe…
My Autistic Son And Girlfriends

I am often asked if my 37 year old autistic son, Brandon has a girlfriend. Not at the moment, but I will share a story with you when Brandon did have his one and only girlfriend, and that was years ago. Brandon had a…
Step Back and Think About It...

What's REALLY important here? We are a busy society. We rush from place to place. We are always in a hurry. There is much to do on any given day. I am totally guilty of running through the days, wishing for the end…