In the middle of another hectic week we finally had a chance to hang out after school and play on the playground. This is one of my few opportunities to see how my daughter is navigating through the social challenge that the asphalt schoolyard can bring to a kid on the autism spectrum. After a…
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Written on
January 27, 2011 by
Debbie
Everyone needs friends. However, making friends isn’t always easy and for our children it can be even harder. Sometimes our children have behavioral problems that cause other children to shy away. Sometimes there are communication problems, either with the lack of communication or with speech that is difficult to understand. As parents, we often have…
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Written on
January 26, 2011 by
Gina
She is their best friend. I see it in their faces, hear it in their play, watch it in the way they fight over the smallest piece of junk, determined that their need to treasure this particular item is deeper than the other. Then, just as easily, one gives in. One notices the tears of…
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Written on
January 22, 2011 by
Tammie
There are times when I think am I doing right by my son. Is it right that I kept him home to homeschool versus sending him to our public school system? This one doesn’t take long to remember why I did what I did! Our schools system offered three schools to choose from, it was…
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Cerebral Palsy,
Communication,
Day In And Day Out,
Developmentally Delayed,
Epilepsy,
Family Life,
Fine Motor,
Gross Motor,
Homeschool,
Laughing Through The Tears,
Learning Disabilities,
Skill Development,
Social Skills
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Written on
December 2, 2010 by
Kevin
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…
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