Blue Horizons for Autism hosted by JetBlue helped us get over something we have been terrified to even try before today. Our son, Dom, is a funny, loving, intelligent boy who just happens to have autism. Traveling has always been a struggle for him due to being confined for long periods of time as well as being in unfamiliar places. We have had to drive the almost 1,000 miles one…
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How My Family Uses Halloween To Reach The Lost
How my family uses Halloween to reach the lost. There is this big brouhaha in many circles about whether Christians should or should not celebrate Halloween. If you’re here looking for that argument then keep clicking. My personal opinion is that this is a great time to witness to non believers. How many times a year do random strangers knock on your door for no reason? What better time to preach…
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DIY Sensory Room On A Budget
A DIY sensory room can be a great addition to a house with a special needs child. Determining what would be good additions as well as affordable ones can be time consuming. Each child has different needs so not every sensory room will match just like every child with autism is different. Regardless of needs, you can do a sensory room in your home on a budget. Most, but…
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Learning The Triggers Leading To An Autism Meltdown
Learning the triggers leading to an autism meltdown is pivotal information. It can be the difference between a good day and an autism rising day. It is as important as learning the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum. When Logan was a small boy with autism, meltdowns were inevitable on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. One of the first things we needed to work on was to eliminate or…
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The Great Pumpkin Tradition
The Great Pumpkin has been visiting our house for many years. What started out as simply a way to exchange all of the candy that Logan received and couldn’t eat due to his allergies has turned into a really fun family tradition. I can’t imagine Halloween without it . The children immediately start dividing up their candy as soon as they get it and talking about what The Great Pumpkin…
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Inspiration For A Couples Getaway
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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