Big Brother had a dentist appointment on Thursday. I had forgot about it until I received a reminder phone call on Monday. All of a sudden, I became anxious. Our last dentist appointment six months ago was a mini-disaster. Big Brother screamed, squirmed, and yelled so bad that the dental hygienist could barely brush his teeth. I was exhausted, embarrassed and overwhelmed by the time it was all over. There was no way that I...
Awesome with Autism is a new monthly feature that I'm doing to highlight persons with Autism that are overcoming the odds and doing great things. This month, the spotlight is on Christopher Duffley. During a Winter Ball for Autism, hosted by Autism Speaks and New York Collaborates for Autism, Christopher sang a beautiful rendition of "Lean On Me". The Harlem Gospel Choir sang back up, along with recording artists Michael Bolton and Kelly Rowland. See...
My post, Choosing a Gift for a Special Needs Child, received a lot of positive feedback. Some of you had additional questions about what to buy, so I decided to go into more detail about gift ideas. I created this list for children with autism, but it may also be helpful for children with other special needs.I am providing links for some of the items listed below so that you can get more information. However,...
A dear family member of ours sent their Christmas presents early for the boys. The gifts included not only fun toys for our oldest son, but a few learning toys for him as well. I was very excited when I saw them! One of the learning toys was Telly the Teaching Time Clock. It displays both digital and analog time. There's even a quiz option in which the child can look at the digital time and...
Dear Hubby and I took the boys to the county and state fairs last month. We try to go every year and even though our oldest son has autism, we've found a way to make a trip to the fair enjoyable for everyone. Every child with autism is different and I know that this list won't apply to everyone. However, I would like to share it with you and maybe you can modify it to...
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