While it is always amazing to experience things with our children, and travel can be one of the things that really helps them learn and take on new experiences, it is also nice to remember that before children you were a couple who were head over heels in love. It may seem like a distant memory some days while you plough through the daily routines and transport children to therapies….
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Time to Celebrate FreeForm’s 31 Days Of Halloween
Fall is seriously one of our favorite times of year in Autismland. Now that we live in Arizona, you can feel the season change. One of our most fun traditions is to watch the 13 days of Halloween on Freeform. Imagine our giddiness when they decided this year to turn it into the 31 Days of Halloween. I make popcorn and hot chocolate, throw some logs on the fire, and…
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How Travel Affects Your Home
Those who might consider themselves to be particularly keen travelers would probably agree that travel has a way of changing one’s life dramatically. Even if you only travel a little, you will probably find this to be the case. In all likelihood, if you travel, you probably find that your home is automatically affected by the places you have been. We try to bring back some sort of memento from…
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Finding a Good Support Group For Homeschooling Autism
Find a good support group for homeschooling autism. It’s important to find other homeschooling families in which to socialize as well as find support. This is the place where your children will find friends that are similar to them. For some children, like mine, they are usually odd man out when asked about school. There are several homeschooling families in our church but we are most definitely the only ones…
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How to Rock Being An Autism Parent
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
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 Homeschooling Family
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 homeschooling family you know! If they don’t appreciate your efforts, send your gifts to me instead. My family…
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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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