I have a love/hate relationship with autism. Sometimes I love that my boys have zero sense of social expectations. It makes for some hilarious moments. Especially when someone is giving us dirty looks and my oldest loudly points out one of their physical flaws. I call those situations Karma. And Karma is a bitch because… read more »
Autism Autism Everywhere
2011
Since it has come out that Wakefield’s research was possibly fraudulent, autism is everywhere. This is good. People are talking. Our kids are getting exposure. Maybe, just maybe, there will be one less judgmental person when we’re out in public. Then there are all these studies that are coming out. The latest is that children… read more »
One of Those Days
2010
We had one of those days. One of those days where it’s clearly time for school to be back in session and everyone to get back on a normal schedule. Aaron is getting squirrely because he’s used to daytime being his, and his alone. He can play what he wants, watch what he wants, and… read more »
The Best Christmas Gift Ever
2010
Christmas this year was pretty awesome. Our younger child has always been fairly free with his emotions. It may not always be the appropriate emotion, but he lays it all out there. Christmas with him is usually filled with squeals of delight and “Oh thank you, Mommy/Daddy!” This year he was a little confused about… read more »
Preconceived Notions
2010
Did you have your own ideas of how you’d parent before you had kids. I know I did. One thing I wasn’t going to do was have power struggles over food. I know people who have had eating disorders from the pressures of society, and parents who made them clean their plates. Guess what? My… read more »
Autism Bits
2010
-Aaron’s recent round of blood work came back normal. No Fragile X. Just plain ol’ autism. Now we wait to hear about therapies for him. -If you’re in the Harrisburg area, the Capital City Mall is hosting “Sensitive Santa” for kids with autism. Go 8:30-10:30am this Sunday, December 5. They’re aiming to make it more… read more »
Texas Roadhouse
2010
Now before you dismiss this as your average paid review, don’t. It’s not. Why am I endorsing this restaurant then? We have a son who LOVES loud music. He likes the TV loud, music loud, and his games loud. Texas Roadhouse has fairly loud music. Not so loud you can’t converse, but loud enough that… read more »
Literally
2010
Sometimes the boys say the funniest things, and they don’t even know they’re being funny. Usually it’s because they took a phrase literally. Over the weekend, there was a Kick Buttowski (a new favorite cartoon of theirs) marathon on Disney XD. Kick says, “Aw, biscuits,” when things don’t go his way. Perfectly acceptable in my… read more »
Leaps and Bounds
2010
I had Zach’s parent-teacher conference yesterday. By the reports, you’d think they have the wrong kid compared to previous years. It’s absolutely AMAZING what a difference a correct diagnosis, services, and an IEP can make. My kid? He’s no longer playing in the water in the regular bathroom and being forced to use the one… read more »
Autism and Santa
2010
It’s that time of year where a lot of us are focused on figuring out our Christmas budgets and how to make the most of them. The Toys R Us big book made its appearance in our house last week. I asked our 9 year old to choose his top three items. Numero uno is… read more »
