Category: Stay-At-Home Mom

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Is There a Healthy Addiction?

Running, Stay-At-Home Mom 25

Is there a healthy addiction? Is it possible to take something “healthy” and make it “unhealthy?” Read about my self discovery, here!

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Learning the Ropes in the Online Learning World

1/1 Aid, Autism, behavior, Chewy Tube, Coping Skills, COVID-19, Diet, Emotional Regulation, fidget cube, Fidget toy, frustration, IEP, learning, Listening, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Oral Sensory Needs, Oral Sensory Toys, parenting, schedule, School, Screen Time, Self-Regulation, Speech, Stay-At-Home Mom, Transitions, Visual Learning, Zoom 30

The first week of online learning is over. How did we do? Find out here!

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The Quest for World Domination

Autism, COVID-19, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, parenting, schedule, School, Social Skills, Speech, Stay-At-Home Mom, therapy, Zoom 24

A fun look at video conferencing and the end of the school year. What happens next? Find out, here!

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Working on New Listening Skills

Audiobooks, Autism, Listening, parenting, Reading, Social Skills, Stay-At-Home Mom 28

Comprehension based on listening? Nah, that’s too hard. I need to read it to get it….. Right? Maybe….

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Robyn Coupe: HOMEMAKER

Autism, Betty Ford, Stay-At-Home Mom 27

Reading my current occupation of HOMEMAKER on the internet was jarring. For all the wrong reasons. I made it right with a little help from Betty Ford. 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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In the Business of Making Fun Stories

Autism, Fun, Parent, Stay-At-Home Mom, Story 27

Catelyn and Declan decided to start a business. Turns out they also made some funny memories. Read more, here!

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A-Changin With the Times

Assessment, Autism, Diagnosis, learning, Meltdown, Parent, Resources, School, social anxiety, Stay-At-Home Mom, support 22

This image popped up in my Facebook memories from five years ago. Declan had been diagnosed with autism just days before. I was a different person. Read more, here!

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