Tips for parents who struggle with behaviors and children who have limited language skills. Follow up to our January 1st meltdown over not being able to do the wash (laundry) at his time with his routine. Max messed up his entire room in protest of not being able to put the soap in the machine….
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I read a book! I need cliff notes for next time…
So, I read my first book dealing with autism from cover to cover! I’m not going to lie, about 1/3rd of the way through when it started getting all technical I started to think…where are the cliff notes on this book?! So, this book is very helpful in the understanding of the type of applied…
a day in the life of a 5 year old with autism, part 1
My son is 5 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Behaviors have improved and advanced. I have worked to document our first event of 2017 related to some of the ritual or obsessive behaviors that can be present on varying levels with people on the spectrum. The video is linked to my YouTube channel…
a reflection: alone with autism
Happy New Year! I was happy to celebrate at my Noon Years Eve party this year to bring in the 2017 year. Looking back over the holidays and years I’m happy to be in this place. I didn’t know how I would make it many days; even after the third day of winter break this…
10 reasons why health insurance sucks
SIGH you need it… health insurance There are so many issues with insurance I’m still not sure where to start writing! 10 reasons why health insurance sucks you don’t have coverage high deductibles high co pays small networks of doctors high premiums denied claims unpaid claims documenting spending account transactions a diagnosis communication…
do you have dreams about what will happen to your special needs child when you…?
…when you are no longer able to care for them? I have! I haven’t had one in a while but I have had the same dream over and over. I dream about being alone. (LOL) I dream about being alone as an old lady. I live in a little house in a downtown area…
does the teacher complain about ..?
Does the teacher complain about your special needs child’s behavior? Stories and advice on what to do when problems arise at school. We have had our share of terrible stories about school and sadly everyone has a story or knows someone with a story. My son was pretty much non-verbal in preschool. This seemed to…
How schools fail special needs children
Part 1 of a never-ending story! Some of the ways that schools fail special needs children: communication, training, allowing good teachers to teach, involving parents, doing the right thing, honesty, paying professionals with special education what they are worth, testing, lack of outside time, class size, providing resources to help parents at home…
FDLRS and Child Find: Finding Services through the public school system
Early Steps transitions to FDLRS or Child Find. FDLRS stands for Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System. FDLRS is a state-wide agency that provides various resources for children with developmental delays or special needs under the Federal law Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). If you visit the home site you can find the county…
Q: Why were you late today? A: um…sugar
A lot has been weighing on my mind lately. Today, on my out for work Max was going into his compulsive breakfast behavior. There are a few behaviors that occur regularly that have become obsessive. As most parents and especially parents of children on the spectrum, small simple things can take hours to get…
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