An Old Favorite
Flash Forward Fridays are a chance for you to see how things are going for Mikey now. And, funnily enough, an old favorite has made a comeback. Mikey is currently obsessed with Cheesecake Factory!
He has his routine down and he loves his cheeseburger and fries! I don’t need to bring anything to distract him anymore. No planning ahead or worrying that things will go awry. It has gotten much easier.
The only accommodation we make is that if we are ordering appetizers, we order his cheeseburger and fries to come out as soon as they’re ready – no need for him to wait on our entrees. Easy enough, I’d say.
For how it all started and tips on building restaurant skills, click the link below.
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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