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On the Weigh to Better Health

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Activities, Autism, Chewy Necklace, Chewy Tube, Compulsive Overeating, COVID-19, Dogs, exercise, Food, Masks, Oral Sensory Needs, Oral Sensory Toys, Overeating, Parent, Picky Eating, Play, playground, Routine, Running, School, Special Interests, weight, weight gain, You Tube, Zoom 22

Spending a lot of time at home + bad snacking habits = new numbers at the doctor’s office. Read more, here!

A Little Give and Take

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Autism, Birthday Party, COVID-19, Fun, Gym, High-5!, Introversion, Introvert, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, pictures, playground, Santa, Social Distancing, Sonic, Special Interests, Vacation, Zoom 22

As an introvert, I liked quarantine. But I realized we had to give up a lot of things. Or, did we?

Kids Say (and Do!) the Darndest Things.

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Autism, Autism Awareness, Bobby, concrete thinking, High Functioning Autism, Parent, Play, playground, Sleep, Social Interaction, Socialization 17

Through the years, my kids have said and done some things that really made me laugh. Why would I hesitate to share? Find out, here!

The Return to Old Faithful

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Autism, Fun, Play, playground, Scripting, Special Interests, Spiderman 20

The holiday of horror has passed, and Declan has returned to old favorite special interests. Find out more, here!

Thinking About the Progression of Play

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Autism, Play, playground 29

After reading an article about kids falling out of their chairs at school because of weaker muscles from less activity, I started thinking about my playground experiences from yesteryear vs. my kids play of today. Read more, here!

In Three Years’ Time…

January 28, 2019 Aggression, Anger, Autism, Autism Acceptance, blessing, Blogging, Friendships, playground, Recess, School, Social Interaction, Social Skills 27

In three years’ time I am excited to come back and read this post about Declan’s friend, Grace. His friend, his guide and his advocate. Read more about this, here!