Gangster
The week before spring break is usually Spirit Week at school. Each day, the kids dress up according to different themes. When ‘Eras Day’ was assigned, I looked at everything we had. In our dress-up bin, I found an oversized silver plastic tie (that had elastic to hold it around Mikey’s neck). We dressed him in all black, threw on the tie and a gangster hat and he was ready to roll!
No gun for this gangster, for obvious reasons. We also had to do without the cannoli. He’ll have to leave the gun AND the cannoli. 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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