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Socialization is Out the Window – For Now

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, Friends, Friendships, Fun, games, Inclusion, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Parent, Pool, schedule, School, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Learning, Social Script, Social Skills, Socialization, Speech, Swimming, Zoom 22

Declan left the pool season as Mr. Social and entered the online classroom where social interaction with peers is not allowed. Read more about this transition, here!

STUFF Everywhere

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Autism, COVID-19, Flexible Thinking, games, Gaming, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, Patience, Toys, Trampoline 28

Just one more transition at home we’ve had to make with COVID-19 – there is STUFF everywhere! Read more, here!

The Birthday Beast and Life Lessons

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Aggression, Anger, Autism, Autism Awareness, behavior, Birthday, COVID-19, Emotion, Emotional Regulation, family, frustration, games, Gaming, learning, losing, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, Regulate, Restricted Interests, Self-Regulation, Social Distancing 24

While trying to create the best birthday ever for Declan, we unintentionally created a birthday beast. Read how we handled the beast, here!

Social Distancing, Day 1

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Autism, COVID-19, Fun, games, Social Distancing 25

First day of being homebound. Here’s what we’re up to 😊

It’s MAYcember!

May 23, 2019 Autism, First Grade, Fun, games, IEP, Parent, parenting, schedule, School, Summer Activities 14

It’s the end of the schoolyear which means one thing – it’s BUSY! Then I saw the MAYcember Medley by The Holderness Family and was able to laugh about the chaos. Check it out, here!

Should I Say This? Learning Social Thinking

May 21, 2019 Autism, behavior, Cat, games, learning, Social Learning, Social Problem Solving, Social Thinking 15

After seeing some questionable behaviors and drawings from Declan, I was directed to a great game to help him learn social thinking and social problem solving skills. Read more about this, here!