Tag: Parent

When Personalities Clash

1/1 Aid, Autism, Behavior Chart, Communication, Control, Flexible Thinking, Friends, Grades, IEP, learning, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Parent, parenting, Resources, reward, Reward Chart, services, social anxiety, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Skills, Special Education, Speech, support, Teacher 35

Another school year, another IEP meeting – both of which I am glad are over. Read why, here!

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Valued Time

Autism, basketball, Bobby, COVID-19, family, High-5!, parenting, schedule, Soccer, Social Distancing 24

This time at home made me realize something – we had a very busy schedule and we were missing something important. Read more, here!

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Learning Lessons

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

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

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Staying on Schedule

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!

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In Preparation

Autism, COVID-19, School, Soccer 30

There was one email I was waiting for and I finally got it. Read about it, here!

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On COVID-19 and Soccer Tournaments

Autism, COVID-19, High Functioning Autism, Introvert, Parent, Soccer, Social Skills, Socialization, Travel, U.S. Presidents 39

My area is affected by the coronavirus. If not by the virus itself, the idea of it surrounds me. Read more, here!

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What We Post About Our Children Matters

Autism, High Functioning Autism, Parent, Sharing, Social Media 27

After reading an article about Quaden Bayles, an important concept was reinforced inside my head. What we share about our children matters. Read more about this, here!

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What’s Your Parenting Style?

Autism, Parent, parenting, Parenting Style 25

One church service later and I was thinking about parenting styles and the “one size fits all” handbook. Read more, here!

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Autism, Anxiety, Depression and The Weekend News

Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Chart, Depression, Grades, Handwriting, High Functioning Autism, learning, Mental Health, Parent, parenting, Teacher 35

The Weekend News is a subject in school that causes Declan great distress. Unable to reach a solution with his teacher, I found myself advising Declan in a way I’ve never advised before. Read more, here!

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Thankful for a Different Mindset

1/1 Aid, Autism, behavior, behavior change, Bobby, Church, Diagnosis, Early Detection, Early Intervention, Elopement, Occupational Therapy, Parent, School, services 15

Without the blessing of early detection and early intervention for Declan I realize I would have spent the last six years saying, “He should know better.” Read more about this, here!

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