Category: parenting

This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Autism, Fun, Parent, parenting 27

After finding a series of different disasters, I have come to one conclusion. Our house is not ready for nice things. Read more, here!

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Applying Learned Social Skills

Autism, Calming Method, frustration, IEP, learning, Parent, parenting, School, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Problem Solving, Social Skills, Stay-At-Home Mom 19

At school, Declan is learning skills and succeeding in a supportive controlled environment.
There is a lot of social learning that occurs outside of school too that has been a challenge. Read more, here!

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The Tokens of Our Youth

Autism, Parent, parenting, Repetitive Behaviors, Restricted Interests, Special Interests, Spiderman, Stay-At-Home Mom 28

The kids willingly went through their toys for donation. What I found in their donation bag came as quite a surprise. Read more, here!

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I Think I Finally Got it Right

Autism, Parent, parenting, Routine, Stay-At-Home Mom, Summer Activities, Summer Camp 19

Summer is NOT my favorite season. But for once, I think I finally got it right. Read more, here!

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We Both Took a Big Step

Autism, parenting, Special Needs, Summer Camp 30

Was I really going to drop Declan off at an overnight camp leaving his needs for someone else to take care of? Was Declan really ready to break his routine and try something new? Find out here!

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We’re A Different Type of Family

Autism, Parent, parenting, Sensory Issues, Sensory Needs, Sensory Seeking, Spiderman, Stay-At-Home Mom 13

We are not your typical family. Weā€™re a different type of family. But we found a way that works for us. Read more about this, here!

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The Parts of Autism That Only the Family Sees

Autism, Boot Camp, family, High-5!, Meltdown, Parent, parenting 43

After hearing a judgmental comment, I realized there are parts of autism in our family that others will never see. Read more about this, here!

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Would You Rather…More Sleep? Yes Please! Autism and Sleep Issues

Autism, Deep Pressure, IEP, Melatonin, Parent, parenting, Routine, School, Sleep, Weighted Blanket 26

Every time I think I have the perfect solution to help Declan sleep through the night, he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning – FOR THE DAY! Read more about this, here!

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It’s MAYcember!

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!

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The Rules of Being a Stay at Home Mom

Autism, Parent, parenting, Stay-At-Home Mom 42

When I decided to become a SAHM, I made a list of rules I was going to follow. As time went on, my rules changed. See how, here!

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