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Teens and Aspergers: Blame it on the Universe

So I have decided that there had to have been some type of space disturbance in the universe because it was an awful week last week for collegeman and highschoolboy. Now everyone knows that collegeman had problems with…
Social story: Airplane ride

I made this for the boys before our trip, thought it might be helpful to share. New experiences, however fun or exciting, can be really stressful for Cuddlebug and Bearhug so the goal of this was to walk through what to…
Tales to tell.

I decided when I started this blog, not to tell my story from start to finish, but to allow it to be told in a natural way, as memories and events, ideas and inspirations surface. I have a lot of stories, waiting to be…
I need more Barbie!

Please forgive the week without any posts. We moved, Kevin is out of town, and I have had a lot of work to catch up on. Since I stayed one night in a hotel and just changed houses, I haven’t really had a grocery stor…
Trust

Having a special needs child growing up in my home has taught me more about trust than any other element of my life. Especially with my particular child having such an independent spirit and wanting to do things on h…
What’s In a Word or a Phrase?

I think most of us who are autistic, live/work with someone with autism or just have a passion for autism would agree that language barriers are key issues for all those on the spectrum. We know that everyone with auti…
While we're on the subject

I remembered this week why I quit going to most of my outside groups: I can’t stop talking about autism. It’s not intentional. I don’t go to these meetings with the purpose of proselytizing, spreading the Word about t…
Do I Need To Explain or Apologize?

How many times have you asked yourself this question regarding your special needs children? Do you ever find an answer? Or do you find you keep changing your mind about your answer? When you do explain or apologize, ar…
God is in the Details

"God is in the details." I heard this quote yesterday and I began to think how apropos to our children. Everything is about details. Exacting, minimalist, painstaking details. There can be no mistakes, no errors and no…
Autistic Teens and Social Skills

A recent article on AOL News told of a story that touched this author’s heart. It was forwarded to me by my husband.This story is about a program created for Autistic teens who need social skills developed and run by c…