For the details read What is Special Exposure Wednesday? This is my almost 11 year old son, Mac, who lives with Asperger’s Syndrome. I think the photo titles explain this one… Photo Title: How to Deal with Sensory Overload First Alternate Title: My Brothers Drive Me Crazy Second Alternate Title: Why Is His Head Up…
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Brave Hero and the Feeding Specialist
Most of us take our ability to eat for granted. For those with feeding issues, eating can be something to fear. Think about it. Getting that snickers bar from your mouth to your stomach requires you to: hold your breath…..actually swallow…..and protect your airway….. all at the same time. Add the dislike of flavors and…
A Letter To Our Occupational Therapist
Dear OT, My son absolutely can and does reach across midline, on a regular basis, spontaneously during regular play. Oh. You need proof, eh? Here is Parker bearing weight on his left hand while crossing his midline with his right hand to correctly place the puzzle piece. And the reverse: And, yes, my son can…
Show Us The Photos, Special Exposure Wednesday
If this is the first you have heard of Special Exposure, read Welcome to Special Exposure Wednesday then come back to this post and show us the photos. Lee, who rocks my world like no other and hugs my heart like no other. Link up with Mr. Linky, read the news below and visit each…
Loving Evan
I first learned of Vicki and Evan while reading her post The Mother at the Swings. In an instant, a heartbeat really, I knew I had found a kindred soul. Her description of ‘gingerbreadmen’ was a complete reflection of a situation I was experiencing. I quickly found that the guide was right, that I was…
A Train Unit
Vocabulary Signs: Train Train Sounds: TRAIN SOUNDS Circle Time/Opening Song/Poem/Fingerplay: “Trains” Here’s a little choo-choo train Chugging down the track Now it goes forward Now it goes back Now the whistle blows Whooooo, Whooooooo! What a lot of noise it makes Everywhere it goes Chooo-chooo-chooo! The train comes running back. Fingerplay: This is a choo-choo…
Working The Chewy Tube
Parker has been totally g-tube fed for the last year now. Before that Pediasure found it’s way to Parker’s belly via an ng-tube. While this has (theoretically) solved the problem of getting enough calories a day into our guy, it also created a new issue. How was Parker going to learn to eat. You know….
Special Exposure Wednesday, Share Your Photo
Finally! Our first Special Exposure Wednesday. What? This is news to you? You can find out what is going on by reading Welcome to Special Exposure Wednesday. Then join the sharing today with your direct photo link on Mr. Linky below and a comment on this post. Do you regularly participate in Wordless Wednesday? Well…
The Forrest Gump Homeschool Method
My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” ~~Forrest Gump Give me a party, charity or a fund raising event to pull together and I can carry it to fruition exactly as planned. Give me the task of carrying out homeschool plans with my three…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
We have a winner! Jai of Wife of 1 Mom of 4 gets the copy of More Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has Special Needs, by Heather Faucett and Amy Baskin. Email me at jennifer @ jennifergrafgroneberg.com (don’t forget to take the spaces out when you use this…