Tag Archives: parenting special needs

An APB for Thanksgiving

Posted on October 13, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

Friday morning, just before the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend:  a beautiful day with crisp cool air and lots of sunshine.  A perfect autumn ambience that was about to be shattered by my worst fear. I had taken N to the doctor for a … Continue reading →

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Cashing out with Autistickid

Posted on September 23, 2016 by lifewithautistickid

Now that N is approx twice my size I am reluctant to take him shopping with me, by myself.  I have had shopping failures in the past that make me afraid to take him with me to the supermarket.  I … Continue reading →

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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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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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Summer vacation with autism

Posted on September 27, 2014 by lifewithautistickid

The sky had just begun to pale in the east when we set out. For me it would be a 10+ hour drive to Maine, in a jam packed SUV with four adult sized men. I was wedged against the … Continue reading →

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Swimming Lessons with Autism

Posted on May 3, 2014 by lifewithautistickid

We enrolled N in swimming lessons for the first time when N was 4. The community swimming program for special needs kids was called “Aquadapt”. As I saw it at the time, it was just another thing N could not … Continue reading →

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