Dear Maximus, Happy Birthday! You have changed my life forever. Not only did you make me a mother but you made me the most determined mother to fight for you and create a vehicle to continue growing to advocate for others. You are more than you know and will be greater than what others expect. …
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Marriage and Autism
The topic of marriage is always a discussion that leads to statistic rates and normally includes a discussion of divorce. I have written about divorce, autism and denial before and understand the reality that divorce is far too common among couples who have a child with autism or special needs child. I recently read in…
Trick or Treat
Tips and Tricks this Halloween Trick or Treating with small children with autism Have a child under 5 that is developmentally delayed or have a child with diagnosed autism? Here are my five tips and tricks for this Halloween when going trick or treating. Comfort and liking the costume First, the child must be comfortable…
Sensory Friendly Guide to Hurricanes
A little humor to go along with the stress and mess of Hurricane Irma! By the fifth and sixth of September, most Floridians were in serious Hurricane supply and stock up mode. It went from a calm and fun Labor Day weekend to a straight havoc and mayhem! Monday, no work and holiday. Tuesday, everyone…
5 Ways Public Schools Fail Special Needs Children
original blog post: How Schools Fail Special Needs Children In my original post regarding how the school system fails special needs children my primary focus was around communication. Communication on multiple levels and capacities. I have refined my list for five ways our public schools are failing special needs children. Thinking one size fits all…
Stop Classroom Behavior Charts
I already dislike behavior charts that rank or rate children based on a color wheel and was planning to write this post all week. Then Friday evening I hear my (typical) daughter playing with her toys in the bathtub. She is playing and then I hear her say, “You have to be nice or…
Tips to Transition Back to School
Heading back to school this month?! Florida schools are. When school starts, I feel that there is a lot of stress surrounding the event. When you are starting a new school or even moving up a grade to a new teacher kids can be nervous, excited, scared or disinterested. I started thinking about this topic…
A Sensory Friendly Guide to Sea World
Sea World (Orlando) has been awesome for our family! Sea World gives out teacher passes to all state educators and we take advantage of going at least once a year. The other great deal is that from year to year Busch Gardens and Sea World offer a preschool pass, the pass gives children five and…
Summer Swim Safety
It’s summer time! Time to cool off in the pool. When you have kids with or without special needs, we all have those worries about drowning. There are always more concerns about children with autism that have a history or a tendency to wander. There are strict rules about enclosing pools but kids are very…
The Greener Grass
The grass is greener on the other side… the perspective and belief that what others have is better than your situation. How often you have these thoughts? Confession. I do have these thoughts in relation to my life. It most certainly always relates to my special needs child and our family. I don’t…
Ruthfulness 