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The Schedule

Mandy of Mommy Musings wrote a great post about her daughter's schedule. As a mom with horrible ADD, a schedule is my nemesis. Throw in Ava's sleep disorder and therapy all day long, each day is a struggle. Looking…
New routine

I cannot belive that it is August, and only halfway through we are starting school. It just doesn’t seem like it is time yet. I am craving a routine and my children could benefit from that too, but it still feel…
You know your child has Autism when...

You know your child has Autism, which often encompasses a side order of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) when...
Regression

When we went away last weekend, I anticipated the change in routine would throw Ryan off a bit for a couple of days. I predicted the usual forms of regression - loss of useful language, potty accidents, the occasional…
No such thing as vacation

There is no such thing as Vacation with a small child. There is Travel. There is Visiting. There is Spending-the-Weekend. Not Vacation. On Vacation, I relax. I sleep late, eat at leisure, enjoy wherever it is…
Being Away From Home and Routine

We've just come off a roller coaster of end-of-school activities and a road trip to Southern California and back. After days of being off schedule and waking up in new places and seeing people not in his usual routine,…
Special Needs Kids and Summer Travel Plans

As summer is now under way, parents of special needs children are planning trips of various kinds: some day trips close to home, long distance trips to theme parks, visits to family and so on. There are special fac…
Bathroom Successes!

Working with young children and having several of my own, daily achievements are often celebrated Dora The Explorer style by singing "We did it! We did it! We did it! Hooray!" This is one of the first things that came…
Warm clothes make mornings easier

Thought I'd share in case anyone has similar struggles. We figured out a new strategy for helping the boys get up and moving in the morning (especially Bearhug, and I feel his pain because I am not a morning perso…
Everyday Lunch Routine

Pardon me if I am verklempt over the next few weeks. This morning James and I toured a kindergarten class that I think he'd do well in next year. It's just hitting me harder that we have only 8 more days of his prescho…