Tag Archives: autism understanding

Hope for Understanding – Autism/DD

Posted on September 7, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

We strode across the grassy field of the campus. It was a quintessential June day: sunny with wispy clouds, pleasantly hot, stirred by a breeze filled with the fresh scents of cut grass and newly burst leaves and flowers. The … Continue reading →

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Special Needs Need Special Summer Camps

Posted on August 28, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

We have 19 years of experience with summer camps, 14 of them with N.  My husband and I work for a living and we have had to find a program  of suitable length and duration for our kids when school … Continue reading →

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A Long Weekend with autistic kid.

Posted on August 14, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

July 31, 2016.  Well it finally rained, for a few minutes, briefly relieving the drought we have been experiencing, and while the humidity continues to press down on us, it is almost comfortable outside, thanks to a steady breeze and … Continue reading →

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Autism Home for the”HOLIDAYS”

Posted on January 2, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

  When people ask me “How was your Christmas Holiday”  I put on my happy face and say “Great!”  It is really hard to tell people the truth, that it is actually for the most part, an ordeal for the … Continue reading →

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Uniforms – Modified for Autistic Kid

Posted on September 17, 2015 by lifewithautistickid

It’s High School time for N. At our high school the kids wear uniforms.  It is a light tan bottom with a white polo style top– and while I love the idea of uniforms, those colours, for N, translate into “potential … Continue reading →

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Are Social Events Possible, with a very Autistic Kid?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by lifewithautistickid

A few weekends ago, my dad’s long term care home held their annual BBQ.  We had gone the previous year, with N and my mother, and it was a fun event at which  N behaved admirably well.  So when it was time to … Continue reading →

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Autism Appearances……are Deceiving

Posted on April 12, 2014 by lifewithautistickid

There are 2 stories that I want to tell. About appearances, and how they are not necessarily reflective of reality. One is about autism, the other is not. In both cases the families live on the edge, at the extreme … Continue reading →

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