Water and Paint
Mikey’s had a couple of journal entries about his love of watercolor painting. He still loves it and does it every once and a while. He doesn’t paint specific things. He paints to fill the page with color.
He likes to fill the entire page and once he’s done, the result is truly beautiful.
On this recent day, he went on to create another painting after his first one was complete. He chose a different color palate for variety.
I love his paintings so much, I have framed some of them in our house. They’re soothing for Mikey to paint and for me to look at. Win, win.
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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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