Some days there is just nothing fun about being an autism parent. However, the good days usually outweigh the autism rising ones. Good news is that you are probably better at it than you give yourself credit for and others would agree. Take comfort in the fact that even typical parents are fumbling their way through this parenting gig. How to Rock Being an Autism Parent Don’t look at the…
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Finding Your Favorite Place To Vacation
Everyone has a different favorite place to vacation. Someone could like a desert island while for someone else, it could in the center of a large city. Most times I am looking for a place with a warm climate and friendly people. It’s fun to visit places but you know when you’ve found your favorite. It just feels like you should be there. You get warm fuzzies when you think…
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How To Help Your Child With Autism Acquire Language w/$250 Timberdoodle Giveaway!
Have you ever wondered how to help your child with autism acquire language? Do they learn through interaction, observation, or simply by playing with others? What stages are involved? What kind of theories are there? It’s important that you know the different stages of a child’s language development, theories involved, and how an adult affects language learning. How To Help Your Child With Autism Acquire Language Child Language Acquisition –…
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Finding A Little Peace Among The Autism Chaos
Living in Autismland brings chaos in unimaginable proportions. We multitask, are constantly in the car for therapy appointments, and shove our food down our gullets while we are doing three other things at once. Life is moving at such a constant, quick pace that there just never feels as if there is any time to slow down and take in the surroundings. Being a wife, mother and home therapist means…
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10 Things to Buy a Homeschool Family & A $250 Giveaway!
Do you have a homeschool family on your gift-giving list? Do you want to bless a homeschool family but aren’t sure how? If you don’t homeschool, you might wonder what a homeschool family would even want or need. Here are 10 of my favorite items that I’m sure will bless any homeschool family you know! If they don’t appreciate your efforts, then send your gifts to me instead. (Just…
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Having Fun With Your Child With Autism Isn’t Complicated
Having fun is something we all do in our own way. As adults, we love to sit at home with the TV on in front of us. Our kids with autism are no different. They too have different ways to have fun, whether that’s using a coloring books or creating a look out of facepaint or running around outside whilst pretending to be a superhero. There is no right or…
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How To Pamper Yourself As An Autism Mom
As an autism mom, you spend most of your days waking up early, getting ready, getting the kids out of bed and dressed, making breakfast, driving them to therapy, homeschooling, etc… the list is endless with things you do during the day. You likely haven’t even thought about spending some time with yourself now and again. A relaxing bath A quick way to pamper yourself is to take a relaxing…
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Using Obsessions To Your Advantage While Homeschooling With Autism
Using obsessions to your advantage while homeschooling with autism can take your child’s learning to a new level. Children with autism can get some pretty hard core obsessions. They can become hyper focused on an item moving it from an interest to an obsession. Logan has obsessed over dinosaurs, trains, Pokemon, Star Wars,gardening, and most recently, reptiles. As he has matured , his obsessions have evolved although with the exception…
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Homeschool Myth: You Can’t Homeschool If Your Child Has Autism
There is this crazy myth lots of people believe about homeschooling a child with autism. I believed it for many years before I finally realized the truth. The myth was that I couldn’t homeschool my child because he had autism. Other successful homeschool moms would try to convince me otherwise but I was convinced it wouldn’t work. Here’s the scenario most autism families follow before plunging into homeschooling their child…
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How To Help The Whole Family Get To Sleep
We all have nights where we toss and turn, nights where our child with autism keeps us up most of it, and nights we feel completely rested and ready to start the day as soon as our alarms go off! When it comes to running an entire household full of people with different sleep cycles, you can all start to get on top of each other with the crankiness, and…
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