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I Feel Guilty

I Feel Guilty

I feel guilty. I really do. And yet i feel justified. I took Acroboy to music time and sat back and watched him act at his worst. I watched him be hyperactive, get in other people’s spaces, and not pay attention, and I did nothing. […]

School frustrations

School frustrations

It’s been a busy few weeks. I met with the school IEP group again about my concerns with Acroboy. They actually were more concerned about his ADHD diagnosis and how it will affect his learning than they were about PDD-NOS. They basically said to me, […]

Food therapy

Food therapy

We’ve started “food therapy” for Acroboy. Basically I make the nearly two hour drive every week to meet with the ocupational therapist who works with food. We do a food practice to help Acroboy get over his food aversions. What aversions you might say? Gagging […]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! May you all have a wonderful day celebrating the birth of our Savior.

We’re Tickled Pink

We’re Tickled Pink

I can’t believe it. I don’t think I’ll really believe it until she is born. Yes, SHE!! Wow! I seriously thought we were getting another boy with how sick I was. The ultrasound was today and they said it’s a girl. Still, my friend Lori […]

Family Happenings

Family Happenings

This pregnancy has been rough.  I’ve been so incredibly sick. But I at the same time I am so grateful to be in this position. I really had given up the idea that we would have any more kids. I didn’t think it was in […]

Our Family’s Disney Packing Lists

Our Family’s Disney Packing Lists

  Trying to find the perfect Disney packing list can be challenging Before we left, I scoured the web for ideas for our packing list. The Ultimate Packing List is really very good, as is this one, but I’ve made a few changes to it […]

Good News and Bad News

Good News and Bad News

I haven’t written in some time (I’ve been feeling poorly).  So much has happened.   First of all, I had good intentions for the summer with keeping us scheduled, but in all honesty, I should have planned for more downtime.  Trying to do swim lessons and […]

How to Safely Surprise Kids on the Autism Spectrum with a Trip to Disney (and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter)

How to Safely Surprise Kids on the Autism Spectrum with a Trip to Disney (and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter)

I have always loved those commercials where the parents surprise the kids with a trip to Disney. They choke me up. However, surprises in schedule and ASD kids don’t always mix well. My kids get upset if I don’t remind them they have scouts that […]

How to Navigate Disney World with One or More (or 4) Autism Spectrum Children

How to Navigate Disney World with One or More (or 4) Autism Spectrum Children

Last post I talked a bit about the challenges I’ve faced taking my children (four of whom are Autism Spectrum disorder) on vacation to an amusement park–specifically I talked about Disney.  In this post I will break down things we did that drastically changed our […]