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Category Archives: Autism Challenges
Christmas from the eyes of autism
I received this letter a few days ago. It is Christmas from the perspective of a child with autism. I felt when reading it that if my son could speak, or write, this is what he would say. Dear Family … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Helpful, Uncategorized
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OMG!!! POSITIVE feedback!
We moms with autistic kids have to listen to some pretty uncomfortable feedback, fairly frequently, often repeatedly, from schools and community programs. I know that nobody intends to cause us grief. I know that the intention is to inform. However … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Humour
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Summer camp
In early March I was panicking. Special needs camp spots are hard to secure, and early registration is a necessity if one needs to be sure of something. I work part time. I needed to find a SUITABLE summer camp … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Helpful, Opinion
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My Autistic Kid – Nick Noise
How do you get a noisy autistic kid to become a quiet autistic kid? Where is the “off button”? N is a walking one man band. Or perhaps a “one man choir” is a more apt description. He is constantly making … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Helpful
Tagged asd, autism, humour, stimming
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Autism Bath Adventures…
Do you have a dog that hates the water? Do you try to bathe him/her anyway? Then you might have the skill set to bathe my kid with autism. Read on to find out if you have a possible second … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Coping, sort of, Humour, OMG
Tagged asd, autism, humour, parenting, potty problems, toilet training, yikes
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Teaching Autistic Kid to Ride a Bike
We have had great difficulty teaching our autistic son to ride a bike. I am hoping that a reader of this post may be able to offer a suggestion or suggestions, as I do continue to believe in him, in … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Helpful
Tagged autism, bike, crash, cycling, learning to ride, parenting
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Judgement
“When you judge another, you do not define them. You define yourself.” ~Wayne Dyer Everybody judges. We are predisposed to it, it comes from our basic survival instincts. It evolves over time from what we experience. As the quote above … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Joys
Tagged asd, autistic, inspirational
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First respite visit
Yesterday we had our first visit to a new respite house. We had been to two other respite establishments previously. The first one closed. The second one nick stayed at twice but after that they never returned my calls. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Helpful, Nicholas' Story
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Autistic Fun
What amuses a normal child may completely confuse my kid with autism. My son is has no clue what to do with toys. Right now at age 10 he depends alot upon the active participation of an adult to amuse himself. … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Challenges, Autism Lessons, Joys, Uncategorized
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Eating in a restaurant w. autistic kid
Sometimes I am asked how do we manage to have dinner in a restaurant with Nicholas, our 10 year old very autistic child. I get asked this from people because Nicholas has auditory stim issues – he verbalizes almost constantly and … Continue reading
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Tagged asd, autism, children, family, humour, parenting
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