When I posted about feeding issues last week, many people mentioned sensory processing difficulties as a factor for their child, and I can definitely attest to that being true at our house. My son’s sensory differences affect every area of his life in some manner. One surefire way to bring my son’s energy levels up…
Category Archives: Try This Tuesday
Try This Tuesday #6: Expanding Food Choices
Although my son has always had a definite dislike of certain textures and tastes, he was a fairly good eater until around his second birthday, at which point he was down to about 5 different foods. Over the last few years, he has slowly increased the number of foods he will eat, but he is…
Try This Tuesday #5: Preparing for Kindergarten
My son has been showing some nervousness about starting kindergarten next week. Although there is an open house tonight for the students from his class and their parents, I was concerned that it would be too overwhelming for him to really take in much information. After getting some input from the autism consultant last week,…
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….
Try This Tuesday #3: Using Videos as Instructional Tools
When my son was younger, I often felt guilty about letting him watch children’s television and videos, especially since I kept hearing about the negative effects of too much screen time. I was amazed, however, by his ability to virtually memorize entire DVDs as well as by the amount of detail he could remember. At…
Try This Tuesday #2: Getting a Response
Thank you so much to everyone who left comments and posted their tips on our first Try This Tuesday last week. There were so many great ideas to learn from; I especially liked the idea from Carol Russell about having her son sing songs to measure his timeout – we will definitely be trying this…
Try This Tuesday #1: Using a Timer
It’s time for the first official Try This Tuesday, and I hope you will participate by sharing a creative solution you have found to make your child’s life or your family’s life a little bit easier. For more information about how this meme will work, you can read the welcome post, but here are the…
Welcome to Try This Tuesday
As parents of children with special needs, we are often faced with unique challenges, as well as times when we have to find creative ways to deal with common situations. “Try This Tuesday” will be a weekly meme focused on sharing solutions that we have found to make our lives, and the lives of our…