Tag Archives: child with special needs

Be kind to yourself

It was the first time in a long time that I’ve been working from home, and my children had the day off school. I forgot how distracting it can be sometimes when you are in a conference or presenting an idea, and a little person has lots of questions or needs, causing you to justContinue reading “Be kind to yourself”

First snow of the year.

We got our first real snow fall of the winter during this past week. Several times since then, I have apprehended my son trying to escape out of the house to play in the snow, wearing only his pajamas or his sliders (instead of snow shoes). Today it was ‘trousers optional’, and he was caughtContinue reading “First snow of the year.”

Autism and Exercise.

Before COVID, my son loved his swimming lessons, so one of my goals for him this year is to restart swimming lessons. While he HATES getting his face and hair wet, he loves the sensation of being in water, and going to the beach or the swimming pool is one of his favorite things toContinue reading “Autism and Exercise.”

Some words heard or spoken in the autistic world.

Autism = a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication, and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior. It’s not helpful to use high functioning, low functioning or Aspergers labels to describe an autistic’s persons ability. It’s better to think of autism as a colorContinue reading “Some words heard or spoken in the autistic world.”

Autism and Flying During COVID

We flew on December 17th 2021, 3 weeks after the Omicron variant had started to spread. It had been two and a half years since my autistic son had been on an airplane and he was VERY excited- and we were very nervous! Things we did to help our travels: We told him ahead ofContinue reading “Autism and Flying During COVID”

Autism and Sleep (or lack of it)

The excitement of Christmas, getting on an airplane next week, and going on vacation to see family is all a little too much for my autistic 7 year old. He was so tired on Monday that we slept from 6pm – 6am! I was so happy that he was able to rest and had hopedContinue reading “Autism and Sleep (or lack of it)”

Autism and daily routines

I didn’t really think about how not having the same routine can affect my son until we were in lockdown and everything changed for everyone. Breakfasts could now be brunches, my routine coffee break could now be scheduled for any time as I set up my work station as close to the coffee machine asContinue reading “Autism and daily routines”

Things that I’m thankful for this week

Being held captive in bed in the morning for extra hugs by my autistic son because we are both tired. Being asked for hugs before bed by my neuro-typical son. Being able to pass on positive messages about autism. My husband making me cups of tea in the morning. My crazy dog and all theContinue reading “Things that I’m thankful for this week”