Category Archives: Weekly Features

Special Exposure Wednesday

    At least one member of the family got a Saturday sleep in. Chippy enjoys the one thing that eludes the parents of seven children. Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus ;

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Try This Tuesday #51: Freecycle

Over this past weekend, my husband and I spent many hours rearranging and decluttering our home. We made some good progress and ended up with a number of items to sell and/or give away. Once we realized that a yard sale was going to be too much work for us, I decided to check out…

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Special Exposure Wednesday.

    What do you do when you are at your Great grandfather’s 90th birthday? You lie on the floor, amongst all of your relatives and play with your helicopter, of course! Noah gets down to the nitty gritty of the celebrations. Got something cute and funny to share? Join in at Special Exposure Wednesday. …

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Try This Tuesday #50: OTPlan.com

I recently heard about this cool website called OTPlan (Occupational Therapy Plan) from a member of my local ASA chapter and just had to share it with all of you. What is OTPlan? In their own words, The concept is pretty simple: OTPlan is an activity idea and treatment plan search engine. The site matches…

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Special Exposure Wednesday

    On Ivy’s first day home from the hospital she ran outside in the brisk Winter air and became reaquainted with her twin brother, Noah. They had both missed each other. Very much. Share your moments with us this Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging…

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Try This Tuesday #49: Every Day Is A Good Day

We can spend so much time thinking about our kids’ needs and just getting through all our daily responsibilities that sometimes it can all be a bit overwhelming. So when I recently read this post about how Storm from All Things Cherished keeps herself from being overwhelmed, I immediately knew it fit into the category…

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Special Exposure Wednesday.

      Gran saves the day, making glove animals, while Ivy waited 22 hours, nil by mouth, for her PICC line. Thank goodness for Grans! Got an amazing moment to share? Why don’t you join us at Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three…

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The Everyday Portrait ~ Photographing Children [with Special Needs]

Today’s guest post is by the lovely and passionately inspiring Tracey Clark, photographer, writer, mom and founder of Shutter Sisters. When Melody asked me to share a few tips for photographing children I couldn’t refuse. I love to share thoughts, ideas and lots and lots of photos. Although taking great pix of our children is…

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Try This Tuesday #48: 10 Top Tips for Talking to Your ASD Teen About Sex

Welcome to Try This Tuesday! Cale from Spectrum Siblings has been doing a series of posts on the topic of sex education with a teenager on the autism spectrum, and he is sharing his final installment with us here today. I’m curious what other parents of teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum have…

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Special Exposure Wednesday.

  Keeping busy after nine days of hospital is hard but Ivy takes it all in her stride. Got something to share? Why don’t you join us at Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus  

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