The story of Frosty the Snowman is a classic and must read tale this holiday season! Enjoy this fun story and song with your child, then give the following enrichment activities a try. They are a great way to keep the fun going long after the story ends. We don’t do actual homeschool lessons from Thanksgiving until January. The sensory overload of the holidays coupled with Logan’s birthday, my…
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Serve the Lord Sunday
Serve the Lord Sunday came about when I wanted to teach the children how to live out their faith by being the hands and feet of Jesus. It was during a time when church quit working for us due to autism but I didn’t want to just spend Sundays not giving thanks to God for all He’s done for my family. The preparations for Serve the Lord Sunday are actually done…
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How To Help A Child With Learning Difficulties
A lot of young children develop learning difficulties before they reach an age to go to school. As a parent, there are things you can do to help your child if they’re in this position. Of course, the first step is identifying whether or not your kid is experiencing any learning difficulties. A common sign is if your child struggles to develop their basic reading and writing skills – particularly…
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Why You Need to Teach Nature Studies
Spending time in nature is a must for children. They need to experience the world around them in order to learn about it. Nature studies should be a must for all children, no matter how old they are. When my children were young, they spent the majority of the day outside exploring the woods behind our home. I have hundreds, maybe even thousands, of pictures of the forts they created,…
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Caramel Apple Slime – Sensory Play For Therapy Fun
A fun addition to your home occupational therapy program is slime. Slime is a great way to increase hand strength which is an essential skill for writing. Bonus points when you can use also teach about the season as well as use some aromatherapy. Caramel Apple Slime will have you dreaming of crisp fall nights while your little people plays without ever realizing it’s therapy. Supplies for Caramel Apple Slime…
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Don’t let Autism Keep You From Adventure
Adventure is something we all look for in life. We want to make sure we have great memories upstairs in the brain bank, and we love to look back on our times getting out and about, knowing they were fun and enriching for us! But when you’re a bit of a homebody, or someone in your family likes to stay in as much as possible, you have to make…
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Autism shouldn’t be feared
If you have recently been confronted with an autism diagnosis for your child, you may feel like your world has fallen apart. It’s common for parents to feel guilty, upset and angry with the fact that their little darling is on the autism spectrum. However, what was once seen as a major life debilitating condition is now being seen in a new light. Children and people with autism are different,…
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The Benefits of Chiropractic Care In Autism
Being an autism parent means you learn the ins and outs of the nervous system and how to keep it humming at a consistent level. Regular chiropractic care in autism will help you to enhance performance of the nervous system for any activity that you want your child with autism to participate. In most cases, children with autism face challenges like a misfiring nervous system which is why brushing and…
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Is Your Child with Autism Ready for Kindergarten?
Deciding if our children with autism are ready for kindergarten is one of the most delicate subjects of our children’s educational lives. As autism parents, we know all too well the developmental milestones our children are still working on in relation to their same age peers. Our children may not be at age appropriate in language development, social skills, fine motor or large motor skills. We know we need to…
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Tools to Help Your High Schooler with Autism Write Essays
There comes a point when you are homeschooling your child with autism that they need to start acquiring higher level writing skills. While in a school environment, children are taught a formulaic approach to cranking out the essays quickly but not necessarily well. When you are homeschooling, you can take the time to teach your child the process of writing. This enables them to write anything well. Writing essays is…
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