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Chicken Strips, Waffles and Ramen

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 Autism, COVID-19, Diet, Food, Food aversions, Routine, schedule, Shopping, Social Distancing 28

Declan likes routine, even when it comes to food. So, making sure we are stocked on his foods during this time of panic buying, is tough! Read more, here!

Learning Lessons

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Autism, COVID-19, Flexible Thinking, Parent, schedule, School, Social Distancing 13

Online schoolwork and schedule changes are teaching me a lot. Read more, here!

Staying on Schedule

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Autism, COVID-19, learning, Parent, schedule, School, Social Distancing, St. Patty's Day 18

Just another day, trying to catch a pesky leprechaun 😊 See if we caught one, here!

The Schedule

September 19, 2019 Autism, Parent, parenting, schedule, Transitions 23

Declan has a hard time transitioning from any activity when at home. So, I went back to the schedule – something he could see visually – to find success. Read more about it, here!

Summer Robyn, She’s Not a Blast

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Autism, Routine, schedule, Stay-At-Home Mom, Summer Activities 26

Summers are not my favorite. And after reading an article telling me I only had 18, I ALMOST felt guilty. But my feelings changed. Read more about this, here!

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!

Declan is Ready for a Substitute Teacher on World Down Syndrome Day!

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 1/1 Aid, Anxiety, Autism, change, learning, Rock Your Socks, schedule, Strangers, Substitute Teacher, World Down Syndrome Day 6

Having a substitute teacher is hard on Declan as he has to deal with a stranger and change to his routine. Even though Declan has a substitute today he was able to smile as it is World Down Syndrome Day. Read more about this, here!