Autism

First Communion Preparation for Kids with Autism (and Other Special Needs)

I was recently contacted by Loyola Press to review the First Communion kit that they have available – Adaptive First Eucharist Preparation Kit (which has a subtitle of: For Children with Autism and Other Special Needs). The people at Loyola Press had read about my own personal experience with having a child with Autism making [...]

How Many Days in Summer Vacation?

We’re busy trying to finish up our last week and a half of the school year, and everyone in the house in getting pretty antsy. There is a lot of talk about having a summer vacation and just enjoying some time off. One night when we were having dinner, I told the kids that they [...]

7 Quick Takes: September 17, 2010 (Vol. 53)

~ 1 ~ After starting on school extra early today, I was able to spend a planned day out of town with my Mom while my Dad watched the kids.  What a good Dad! It was a fun time of shopping at a lot of old favorites, as well as going to a Whole Foods [...]

Assessing Your Child’s Knowledge, Not Their Writing Skills

As a blogger, I’m obviously a big fan of writing.  It is something that I have enjoyed my whole life.  When I was a kid, I enjoyed writing stories, I always had lots of pen pals, and as I got older, I was always one of those students that had a hard time staying within [...]

7 Quick Takes: August 6, 2010 (Vol. 48)

~ 1 ~ From the “You’ve Got to Be Kidding, Right?” Department: My Mom had follow up appointments this week with the surgeon from her emergency open heart surgery on July 1st, and then with her cardiologist.  There was some discussion of recent chest pain she has been having, and so she is having a [...]

Buy an eBook at 50% off and Help Noah Get a Bike

I have shared before that our oldest son (who just turned 11!) has Asperger’s Sydrome (a high functioning form of Autism).  This has meant that a lot of things in our lives haven’t been exactly how we thought they would be.  However, it has also meant that we have had a child who is this [...]

7 Quick Takes – July 24th (Volume 9)

~ 1 ~ On Thursday, all of the kids got up early, and I was still sleepy. It was my mistake to sit in the recliner while they played, because I fell asleep. When I woke up, I felt something on my head. I was startled and reached up to feel a giant gerbera daisy [...]

Encouraging Kids to Try a Wider Variety of Foods (WFMW #65)

I have a confession to make about something that is working for me. And, do you know what? I refuse to be ashamed. I have begun bribing my kids to eat fruits and vegetables, as well as to try new foods. Yep — I pay them, and I am not shy about telling you that. [...]

A helpful boy

On a recent trip to Walmart with my parents, Noah went through the line with them, and Eric and the other kids and I all went through another line. When we met up, my Mom filled me in on what happened at their check out. She told me that Noah had been doing little things [...]

Hey! He has brown skin!

Today, we were fortunate to get to have a lunch out with some women from church. We met at a McDonalds with an indoor play area and let our kids play while we all got to visit. It was just what I needed! While we were there, Noah had to coo over the new baby [...]

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