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Keeping Quiet

At our last team meeting we all agreed we wanted to address Kyle's noise level. While he does not have words, he has a great variety of sounds in a wide range of decibel levels. His volume is related to excitement, str…
Keeping The Big Bang Campaign before 9pm

Remember, remember the 5th of November… My guess is, many parents of children on the autism spectrum remember the 5th of November and remember it well! The 5th of November is a night that will see the skies above…
Caution: Slippery When Wet

I don’t think much about signs I see in shops, my subconscious seems to process them and send an alert through if it is something important I need to respond to Right Now.
An Unusual Play Date Story

Benny craves friendships and has made a few close friends over the past three years. It takes a solid, strong and insightful child to make it past the first few play dates with Benny. Benny often ignores his friend…
My First Trip to a Nightclub

Supposedly, some of the characteristics of autism is that we don't get along well in big crowds, sensitive to noise and are sometimes hugely introverted. No situation will prove that better than my first ever visit to…
Autism and Parties, the Two do not Mix

My youngest who is aged 7 with autism hates the thought of socializing at birthday parties and other similar events. Just the mention a friend’s birthday party invitation brings the little mite out in beads of sw…
My Son and Bowling

It’s a great thing when my son learns something in therapy that carries through to our life. We went bowling Saturday and decided to teach my son to bowl without the rack. My daughter was taught to bowl by throwi…
Creating the Uni-Turtle

My son wishes that he was a uni-turtle, but this was not always the case. There was a time when he was a boy. A beautiful toe-headed boy with blue eyes. Like all boys, he liked to get dirty and play rough. Sometimes…
A Sensory Break

Noise Sensitivity: A Success Story I’ve seen many variations on this post written by parents, but I thought I’d offer my perspective on it as well. Last night, my mom and I went out for a “quiet dinn…
Put To The Test

Today I was really put to the test. Dakota did NOT want to go to school. He literally screamed, cried, fought, punched, and etc. I told him if he wasn’t going to go to school then he would stand in a corner. Well, he…