Tag: Fun

A Very Long Week

Autism, Fun 19

The “no sleep monster” reared its ugly head. Not for me.  The “stop waking me up as I am happy sleepy” fairy was alive

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Quality Time

Autism, Fun, Parent 18

“I just thought we would spend more time together.” I was sitting at my computer with my reading glasses at the edge of my

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“Excuse me, Mr. Adam? I have something to say:”

Autism, Fun, Puppets, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Skills, Special Interests 18

“Excuse me, Mr. Adam? I have something to say:” “I have a suggestion for all of the beginning puppeteers here in camp…” “Why were

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It’s Party Time! Again

Autism, Food, Fun, Parent, Puppets, Special Interests 34

“Mom, we need to go to the grocery store.” “Why?” “Because it is my stuffed animal’s birthday, and I want to throw him a

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The Getaway

Autism 28

We stood across the driveway in a standoff—me with a frustrated look and hands on my hips. Bob on the other side with a

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A Little Touch of Green

Fun, pictures, Trampoline 27

An accident with the trampoline led to an unexpected journey through my old photo books. Read about it, here!

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Ahhhh, Memories…

Autism, Bobby, Fun, High Functioning Autism, parenting 29

Three kids, three different pain tolerances. Read about our adventures in one same emergency room, here!

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Socialization is Out the Window – For Now

1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, Friends, Friendships, Fun, games, Inclusion, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Parent, Pool, schedule, School, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Learning, Social Script, Social Skills, Socialization, Speech, Swimming, Zoom 22

Declan left the pool season as Mr. Social and entered the online classroom where social interaction with peers is not allowed. Read more about this transition, here!

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Derailed

Autism, Bobby, Chores, Fun 27

Everything was going fine until something came along to halt my progress. Read more, here!

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sunglasses girl swimming pool swimming

The good, the bad, and the indifferent; Autism and social cues

Acceptance, Autism, Friends, Friendships, frustration, Impulsivity, Inclusion, learning, parenting, Play, Pool, Social Behavior, Social Cues, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Skills 25

Declan has had a lot of social opportunities at the pool this summer. Some good, some bad, and some indifferent. Read about this, here!

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