Every school year proves to be different than the one before; this year is no different. This year though has proven to hold an interesting change; J’s teacher wants him. Now, that simple statement is convoluted and confusion. I’m sure some of you might be saying ,”of course J’s teacher wants him” or “does that…
Tag Archive: autism spectrum
Progress Report
About eight months ago I shared a story about the challenges of my daughter interacting with neurotypical peers on the playground after school (and presumably during school, though I am not there to witness it.) At the time she was trying to master the game of bar tag, and all of the social intricacies surrounding it,…
Bedtime (Yawn) Routine
We figured out a long time ago that the child works best with routines, but with an occasional change of pace. I am also noticing that her apparently neuro-typical siblings can take advantage of routine to create chaos. Recently this has all appeared in the form of marathon bedtime routines that leave me ready to…
Special Exposure Wednesday – Nosy Neighbor
Our neighbors have a nosy neighbor, 🙂 Share what you managed to capture this week. Please don’t forget to spread the comment love around.
Summing up Your Special Needs Child
Each new school year I hand over a “parent report” to the child’s new teacher. I wrote a blog post about it at my personal site a couple of years ago. I still think it is one of the most powerful tools in my special needs mom arsenal. Our report is about five pages long, though I’ve also…
Special Exposure Wednesday – Splash Gordon
Down the water slide he went, over and over and over again. Either Mama was too slow or he was just too fast that’s why I don’t have a single picture of him as he was sliding down. Trust me, that’s him, my very own Splash Gordon, 🙂 Hope you all had better luck than…
Homework Strategies
Ah…now I remember what takes the shine right off of back to school – back to homework. The child brought home her first ever second grade homework packet yesterday. Yeah, it didn’t go so well. It didn’t help that the homework arrived on a Tuesday. We have gymnastics right after school on Tuesday and don’t…
Special Exposure Wednesday: Cowboy
There’s a new cowboy in town, 🙂 Share what you managed to capture this week. Please spread the comment love around. Don’t forget to grab the Special Exposure Wednesday button for your post!
We’re all Different…We’re all the Same
I’m writing a story with the child about the things that make us different from each other. I’m hoping this will be a soft entry to explaining her challenges and her triumphs over them in a way that is positive and yet open and honest. We’ve already talked about how even the people in our…
Special Exposure Wednesday: Cool Drink On A Summer Day
There’s nothing better than a cool drink on a warm summer day. Of course, using a part of your Tinker Toys as a straw makes it so much better, 🙂 <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> Share what you managed to capture. Please spread the comment love around.