Moving OFF the Spectrum….?

Aggression, Anxiety, Autism, Autism Family, Autism Sleep Disturbance, Calming Method, Coping Skills, Diagnosis, High Functioning Autism, Repetitive Behaviors, Symptoms, Trigger Word 16

Recenty I have read a lot about the idea of autism “recovery” or “moving off the spectrum.” Here are my thoughts on the subject.

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Declan Gives Thanks

Autism, Autism Family, School Project, Thanksgiving 17
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The Sky’s the Limit

Autism, Blogging, Inclusion, Play, playground, Special Needs 6
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Book Review! Fragments: a memoir, by Jeff Cann

Book Review, Mental Health 8
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High-5 Soccer!

Autism, Soccer 18

This Fall, Declan decided he wanted to play soccer. Thankfully a friend referred us to a special program for special kids. And Declan had a blast!

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“You’re Too Sensitive”

Autism, High Functioning Autism, Highly Sensitive Person, Introversion, Sensory Issues, Sensory Processing Sensitivity 16

“You’re too sensitive” is a statement I have heard for years. Recently I discovered information about the Highly Sensitive Person and Sensory Processing Sensitivity. Read more about the whole connection, here!

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School Conferences, Self-Assessments

Autism, conference, High Functioning Autism, School, self-assessment 20
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Self-Regulation, Stimming and Shopping Success!

Autism, Regulate, Self-Regulation, Shopping, Special Needs, Stimming 18

I used to abhor trips to the grocery store in the past. Now we have successful shopping trips. Read about them here!

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Happy Halloween!

Autism, Halloween, High Functioning Autism 14

Happy Halloween! As we celebrated another fun Halloween, some things were different. Although different, things were still fun! Read about it here!

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“I Like Kindergarten.”

Autism, Kindergarten, learning, School 29
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