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Celebrating Our Halloween

I love this town I’m in. I don’t want to start a fight, but I am coming from places where celebrations were out of schools and psychologists said costumes confused little children. Now I live where you t…
3 Simple Strategies for Protecting Children from Abuse

November is Child Safety Protection month but why wait until then? Isn’t protecting our children something we should be doing every month, every day, every moment? If you are a parent, I expect that your head is n…
Holiday Travel Survival Tips

The winter holidays according to most popular songs and stories are meant to be the most wonderful time of the year,yet many families with autistic globetrotters dread their yearly arrival. recent .Some families opt…
Tips for Living With Autism: Summer Vacation

Ahhhh, Summer Vacation. A little R&R before the school year begins! For many of us who have children on the autistic spectrum, long gone are the expectations of spending glorious temperate days lounging under a…
Great tips for teachers!

I found this great post through Autisable called Setting Up an Autism Classroom on a Budget that has pretty good and well explained tips on how to set up an Autism friendly classroom on a budget. I think it actually m…
5 steps to dealing with Teasing

One of the social skills programs we attended worked with Annie on how to deal with Unfriendly Teasing using a fairly simple 5 step method. It is important to use an 8 out of 10 voice volume so you know the person who…
Energizing Thoughts For Every Day

Life has been quite a whirlwhind since the birth of "Breathe" on February 22. That same week, we had new carpet installed which was basically akin to moving out of half our house. Shortly afterwards, there was a wonderf…
Creative Homeschooling for the Autistic Child

Home schooling an autistic child can be challenging. You need to be parent, teacher, therapist and psychologist. You need to understand your child’s strengths and weaknesses. You need to be able to engage your child i…
Taking Care of Yourself - Making the Parent a Priority

One of the most important subjects concerning your child is you. You must take care of yourself. It was the first thing the therapist said to me when my oldest was diagnosed. You will do your child no good if you are un…
Disney World with Autism

I've been meaning to write this for quite some time. We did well in Disney World and it was due to a few things: 1. For every child with autism, you need at least one parent, grandparent, aunt, etc. to help corral or…