Strawberries
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! WOOHOO!!! Wait, now I’m on duty 24/7. Oh, boy! Let’s get outside and start tiring out these crazy kids.
We picked our strawberries and headed home for a snack. Full disclosure: despite the sweet, juicy, wonderfulness of these fresh strawberries, Mikey would only eat them with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. He refuses to eat them without ‘snow’ or whipped cream. These are his conditions and they must be met.
One year we tried making chocolate covered strawberries and Mikey would only eat the chocolate off the outside…the kid knows what he wants and will not be persuaded.
If you’d like to try a pick-your-own fruit outing with your kiddos, ask on your local facebook group. Your neighbors will know how to point you in the right direction. Happy picking!!
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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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