Tag: Social Distancing

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It’s Finally…Quiet!

1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, School, Social Distancing 23

The house is so clean. And quiet! Find out why, here!

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Risks, Risks, Everywhere a Risk

Autism, COVID-19, Masks, Soccer, Social Distancing, Social Interaction, Social Skills 27

In the past five months we have assessed which risks we were willing to take in any situation. This weekend we allowed the kids a new activity. Read about it, here!

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The Mask is the Right Choice – For Me

Autism, COVID-19, Food, Masks, Shopping, Social Distancing 32

I’ve adapted to masking in public spaces. Why haven’t others? Here are my thoughts on the matter.

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The Birthday Beast and Life Lessons

Aggression, Anger, Autism, Autism Awareness, behavior, Birthday, COVID-19, Emotion, Emotional Regulation, family, frustration, games, Gaming, learning, losing, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, Regulate, Restricted Interests, Self-Regulation, Social Distancing 24

While trying to create the best birthday ever for Declan, we unintentionally created a birthday beast. Read how we handled the beast, here!

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The Plans Unfold

1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, High Functioning Autism, IEP, Impulsivity, learning, Listening, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Parent, parenting, Routine, School, Sensory Seeking, Sibling, Social Distancing, Speech, Swimming, Teacher 21

The first round of plans for the new school year have been sent out. Knowing MY kids, one of the plans made me smile. Read more about it, here!

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School: To be, or not to be? That is the question…

1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, Friendships, Handwriting, IEP, Mario, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, parenting, Pool, School, Self-Regulation, Social Distancing, support 44

The conversation is in the air. What will school look like in the Fall? I think it may be different for everyone. Read more, here!

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A Little Give and Take

Autism, Birthday Party, COVID-19, Fun, Gym, High-5!, Introversion, Introvert, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, pictures, playground, Santa, Social Distancing, Sonic, Special Interests, Vacation, Zoom 22

As an introvert, I liked quarantine. But I realized we had to give up a lot of things. Or, did we?

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I Cannot Tell a Lie…Well, Not This One Anymore

Autism, Chewy Necklace, Chewy Tube, Compulsive Overeating, COVID-19, exercise, Food, Fun, Oral Sensory Needs, Oral Sensory Toys, Overeating, parenting, Pool, Routine, schedule, Social Distancing, Swimming, Trampoline 22

What is one little white lie? It’s not so bad – unless you get caught! Read more, here!

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Everything is so…NORMAL!

Autism, COVID-19, Friends, parenting, Pool, Shopping, Social Distancing, Socialization, Swimming 22

Our world shut down quickly in March. In our new yellow phase of reopening a lot of normal has returned to our lives. Read more about it, here!

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Making New (Unique) Memories

Autism, COVID-19, Online Learning, Social Distancing, Speech 35

Another week in quarantine, another week of new (unique) memories!

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