Journal Entry
Change of Plans
Usually, Mikey went right for a snack when he got off the school bus. That was the routine and in families with a child with autism, routine is king. It was a rare occurrence for Mikey to change the plan on his own with no prompting from me, but that’s exactly what happened on this…
Read MoreMakin’ Marinara
For the backstory on this recipe and why we use it time and again, click the link below. Over time, Mikey stopped enjoying the little kid chopping tool, so I did the chopping and he took over the dumping and stirring. I think including your kiddo is the important part, so I let Mikey choose…
Read MoreMore Swim Practices
Apparently, the swim team is harder to leave than the mafia…why did we do this to ourselves? LOL. We’d been driving 30 minutes each way five days a week after school/on weekends FOR YEARS! But Will did enjoy it and I think exercise and physical activity are very important for growing kids (and for adult…
Read MoreBaby Shakespeare
Mikey loves this DVD so much that he has memorized the poems. He still watches the DVD sometimes, but now, he has a binder full of the printed poems and we read them together. We are building on his love of poetry and every few months, I add a new poem that I think he’ll…
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