One of the most difficult things to think about when raising a child with autism is what happens when they are no longer a child. The unknown is very scary to me. I know there are options and I’ve looked into a few things, but I’ve not actually met a real, live adult with autism….
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Neighborhood Friends
One of the things I love about our neighborhood is all the kids on the street. It’s reminiscent of when I was a kid and would run the neighborhood from morning till dusk, riding my bike or roller skating or playing a neighborhood game of hide and seek. True things are a little different now….
Feeling Like a Wimp Here
This will be short because my finger is hurting. It happens to be the index finger on my right (dominant) hand…perhaps the finger I use most…or at least I’m noticing how much I use it now that it’s hurting. You know how that goes. I think it is some sort of tendonitis or repetitive stress…
Special Exposure Wednesday: Special Dinner
The boy prepared “dinner” for doggy and seahorse. Would you care to join them? 🙂 Grab the Special Exposure Wednesday button and share what’s going on in your world! <a href=”http://www.specialneeds.5minutesformom.com/category/special-exposure-wednesday/”><img title=”specialexposurewednesday” src=”http://www.specialneeds.5minutesformom.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/specialexposurewednesday.jpg” alt=”special needs wordless wednesday” width=”286″ height=”255″ /></a>
The Cab Ride
Today I offer something a little different — THE CAB RIDE is a story that I read a few years ago that makes me search for those special opportunities where I might do something that improves the life of just one person.
When Human Kindness Goes A Long Way
I’ve always been a strong believer in being kind and generous to other people. Kinda like you get what you give (although, some people still feel the need to try to wreck my day, that’s neither here nor there). There are some things that earn you an automatic gold star in my book, and this…
learning…
Learning…I’ve not written about homeschooling yet so I thought maybe this would be a good time. Homeschooling isn’t so typical for us, we have many challenges to get over. We do use therapies as part of our daily routine (even if we are still on sabbatical from professional therapies at our local hospital). We do…
Little Annoyances
Lately, I have had a hard time controlling my emotions. This could be from the lack of sleep, or stress of starting school, the state testing for my big child, or Jack (in general). I’m weepy one minute and snarky the next. So, I decided to compile a list of things that annoy me (stick…
Here We Go Again
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so tuned in to the special needs community. Sometimes I wish I could just get on Facebook and see what goofy things people are doing, even if it’s so mundane as “I’m getting a haircut this afternoon.” But, in my group of friends, that’s not always possible. I have many…
How to Handle a Fluke…
I arrived a few minutes before the bell that ends the school day. I realized that one of my friends was trying to get my attention and directing my gaze down the outdoor corridor outside my daughter’s classroom. I saw my daughter walking toward me with another friend of mine – fortunately one that has…