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Stolen Pictures

Those of you with children who were diagnosed after 2 or 3 years old. Have you looked back at your photos? The photos you took before the day autism changed your life? For some of us that day was an answer to a silent…
Look mommy, I'm doing it!

One afternoon, as I walked him home from school, James saw a dandelion gone to seed. From years of watching his sister, he knew what to do:
We have come such a long way

I learned most of my Mama Bear techniques from my very own Mama Bear. This weekend she visited, and was very pleased with all the progress D has made in the past 3 months since her last visit. To be honest, I had not…
So proud :-)

Wow. Ashton was able to attend to an 8minute task today. WOW. I can't begin to tell you how BIG of a deal this is! He apparently got upset earlier in the day when he was non-compliant with a task but wanted…
Video: Autistic AND Successful

I wanted to share this with all of you because I’m soooooo proud on my little Emmett John. First let me start out by saying that a few times this year, I got into debates with a few parents of Autistic children…
The light at the end of the tunnel....

Yes, we have finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel.... both figuratively and literally. After this school year starting off much like I thought it would; two suspensions, several behavior write-ups, 4 (o…
I'm Proud of My Kid

Ryan's outgrowing his autism-only classroom. He needs typical kid models. He needs to interact with typical kids. He needs to get out of that creepy little room. Starting next week, Ryan and an aide will go to an incl…
My Son's Autism Won't Stop Him

This year, my younger son Tyler (3yrs old) started JK… his first time in school. He’s so very excited for it because he’s watched his older brother, Cameron (6yrs old), go off to school for 2 years n…
We're Getting There

Pudding gripped the GPS in her hands as one would a steering wheel. As she drove around the room, she tilted it this way and that, turning corners. Finally she parked on the chair beside me and said, “You hav…
The Cuddle Swing - "Success"

Happy to report that we have recently purchased a cuddle swing for my daughter and she loves it. It really does help reduce her self stimulatory behavior, anxiety levels (which bring on the stims), etc.