Fearless Folks … autism and beyond …

Summer has proven to be a good break for both kids.  Nick is more subdued (no need to adjust his meds, he’s back to his “old” self… and I didn’t even have to leave the planet… hey, good times!!).  I think he was tired, you know how teens get.  So far he’s been out swimming [...]

The consensus is: Meghan seems much happier these days.  This is the opinion of her teachers, staff, and me, her mom!  As I mentioned before, I get updates from her contact teacher once a week.  This teacher tells me all about her week:  the good, the bad, and the ugly.  It’s like sitting down with [...]

I just LOVE this!  It’s called Jacob’s Lessons and was developed by a father of a young boy as a teaching/learning tool, and it follows the same principles of ABA.  Incidentally, his wife has worked teaching kids with autism, including ABA, for over 20 years.
 
Here is a direct link to the site.  You and your kids [...]

 First up, Nick.  He is a member of the Best Buddies group in his town.  Actually, he is co-president!  I’m so proud that his peers voted him the highest power one could obtain within this mighty group of young and eclectic personalities! His teachers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and anyone you can think of are proud [...]

As reported on Abc news, Rethink Autism is a new Web site designed to help teach parents the fundamentals of ABA (applied behavior analysis) so that parents can go it alone. 
 
For a monthly fee, the Web site offers web-based video guides on how to work the magic of ABA so that parents can help their [...]

I’ve been away for a while, taking a break from thinking, writing, reading about the world of autism… I think you know what I mean?
 
Well, actually, this break was prematurely forced upon me. One night, about a month ago, I was sitting on my bed with Meghan while she was using my laptop to explore [...]

 
My son is lazy, simple as that. I once said that I was more worried about Nick in life than I was for Meghan; funny how that is since Meghan is nonverbal and profoundly autistic. But it’s all about the work ethics that my kids seem to possess/not possess Meghan ranks high on this scale, while [...]

When we first told Nick that Meghan was going to a new school, and that she would have to stay there overnight and come home on weekends when the time was right, he seemed to understand perfectly well. “Because Meghan breaks things all the time,” he said. I told him “well sort of” and explained [...]

I was asked to give a book review, and after hearing all about this book, I was more than happy to do so….
 
The book is new and is called 101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger’s, and Sensory Processing Disorders, written by Tara Delaney, M.S., OTR. 
 

 
She starts the book by telling us about [...]

An intern at Steps Therapy, Inc., an occupational and speech therapy clinic in Sacramento, California, wrote to me on behalf of Tara Delaney, co-owner of the clinic, practicing occupational therapist, and author of the forthcoming book 101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger’s, and Sensory Processing Disorders (McGraw-Hill), which will be published on [...]