Autism Books as Holiday Gifts for Relatives - Autism ...
Books make such a great gift for birthdays and holidays. The holiday season is a good time to promote autism awareness by finding suitable books to help family members and relatives learn about autism at their own pace. Ideally if your child is ... [... more]
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Holiday Hints - Autism Spectrum Disorders
As the holidays approach many families are busy making arrangements for get togethers and perhaps traveling to another city or state via plane, train or automobile. For the family that has a child on the autism spectrum you need to take into ... [... more]
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Black Friday
Due to the long awaited refund from Social Security we were able to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend at the sales promoting the Christmas season. Nicholas is ten and high functioning, Matthew is nine and nonverbal. Back when they were 2 and 3 ... [... more]
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Feingold Diet
Easter Sunday is March 23, 2008 - are you prepared with the Easter Basket for your child on the Make sure you know the ingredients of the food items brought home and consumed at school. Speak with the teacher to find out if other parents are ... [... more]
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Christmas
Halloween items are in the stores along with costume selections. Although my children are 9 and 10, only Nicholas has ever worn a For the most part Nicholas enjoyed wearing the Yu-gi-Oh! costume. It can be an uncomfortable day for any child ... [... more]
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Father's Day
From what I have read over the years the Father's are in denial long after the official diagnosis has been given. The divorce rate is high among families with a special needs child. My divorce had nothing to do with the diagnosis since the ... [... more]
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Mother's Day
As the single parent to two boys on the Spectrum with no family in the same state, Some years there is a token gift from the boys - this all depends on who their teacher is. No one is available to take Nicholas out and pick out something for me ... [... more]
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Year End Teacher, Therapist and Classmate Gifts - Autism ...
Another school year is coming to a close. Many children move to different classrooms with new teachers in a few months and like to give a present to the current teacher as a thank you gift. For some students that are in a special day class within ... [... more]
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Holiday Cards
This is the time of year when we get out Christmas Trees up and decorated and mail our holiday cards. For those of us families who have someone on the Autism Spectrum it is nice to find holiday cards that are either promoting autism awareness or ... [... more]
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I have previously mentioned that we really do not celebrate Halloween by wearing costumes, decorating the house or buying candy. We did pass out candy for several years but they are trick or treating later each year so we keep the outside light ... [... more]
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You Tube Videos
I have searched autism sites ,blogs and posted on my blog to obtain Many kids have sensory issues and cannot tolerate various materials touching or coming into contact with their skin; other kids cannot wear a mask or have a costume zipped all ... [... more]
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Holiday Dinners GFCF Style - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Here are some resources for families that may be cooking for someone who is on a special diet or on the autism spectrum that cannot tolerate gluten, casein or soy ingredients. I have these recipes listed under their specific category, as well as ... [... more]
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