Most nights when I put the kids to be I lay down with them and talk about their day or whatever is on their minds. When I put Haley to bed on Tuesday night she told me that she was sad that she missed her dance class on Monday because the while her regular teacher…
Category Archives: Skill Development
Making Her Point
On this Thanksgiving day, I’m thankful, that even though my daughter may not have the verbalization to speak with me, we can still communicate like any mom and daughter.
Tube Wars
For the past 20 years my daughter Melissa has used a NG tube as her primary method of feeding. There has always been much controversy about the use of NG vs. G-Tubes. My story offers our experiences.
Boardmaker Studio: Review and GIVEAWAY!
Patrick Blair is the winner! There’s a FRESH spin on a Familiar Favorite in town! Boardmaker Studio! For more than 26 years, Mayer-Johnson has been committed to helping educators, speech-language pathologists, related professionals and parents make a connection with their students. Boardmaker uses PCS (Picture Communication Symbols) to help your child learn communication skills Parker’s…
iPad for Autism: Selecting the best apps
“The iPad wasn’t designed with autistic children in mind, but, anecdotally, the results are seemingly miraculous,” say’s well known technology bloggers (and Apple Critic) John Gruber. There is a lot of buzz in the autism world about the many ways that the iPad helps children with autism, for good reason. As Ashley Harrell of SF…
What’s up with the overpriced “special” toys?
Last week on my blog, I started a Special Needs Swap Shop. I offered up a $1600 PONY Gait Trainer that Max used when he was little (someone took it). Then I invited readers to send me e-mails mentioning what sort of stuff they were looking for, and to let me know what sort of…
Try This Tuesday #4: Bluetooth Prompting
Today I want to share an idea that I think is very exciting and may be helpful at some point in the future with my son (although I think he’s a bit young for it right now!) During the autism conference I recently attended, one of the lectures was on the topic of Applied Research….