Crazy Jumps
This was a common game in our house. I loved it because the kids had so much fun with it and they’d jump into the deep end, swim to the shallow end, climb the steps and run back to the deep end. It was great exercise!
Journaling Tip
When Mikey was building his sentences, I would sometimes help him add a word that kids his age would be using. ‘Crazy jumps’ sounds like something a third grader might make up (not shocking since Will probably did make it up when he was in third grade).
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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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