Fluffernutter
What do you eat the day after Thanksgiving? A big turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce? Leftover pumpkin pie right out of the fridge? Not Mr. Mikes!
He makes himself a peanut butter sandwich with marshmallow fluff. Hey, whatever everyone wants to make for themselves is fine by me – as long as I don’t need to cook it! I did enough of that yesterday, thank you very much!
I know this has about zero nutritional value, but it is a holiday weekend. I figure whatever makes things go smoothly is fine by me. Truthfully, Mikey eats these sandwiches a lot…not my proudest parenting moment from a nutritional standpoint, but HE IS MAKING THEM HIMSELF! That makes me very proud.
One Note
The little butter knives that are meant for spreading can be helpful, but often we use a spoon to make these sandwiches. It makes scooping the peanut butter and fluff easier and they provide an added bonus: Mikey can lick off the extra without danger of cutting his mouth. See, we’re always thinking. Wink.
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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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Love this! Independence in the name of a delicious sandwich. Go Mikey!