Sensory stuff

So I just wrote a long, rambling post (in draft mode) trying to sort out my thoughts about the sensory challenges we've been having lately, mostly with Bearhug. When it comes to classic autism, his is the mildest of my three boys (with Bitty the most affected and Cuddlebug somewhere in the middle), but Bearhug's sensory challenges are the most severe of my three. He is really...

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Magic Marker Monday: Flowers

Bearhug brought this home from school. It looks like it may be of the same vase that Cuddlebug painted at school but it's interesting to see how different Bearhug's interpretation of it was :).For more Magic Marker Monday, visit 5 Minutes for Special Needs.If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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Cuddlebug and Bearhug on the go

Some pictures from our trip:Cuddlebug enjoyed the view from the window of the train at the airport, while Bearhug was focused on his pizza :). We encountered lots of big escalators at the airports (we visited three that day). Cuddlebug insisted on riding the escalators, while Bearhug was terrified of them, so we compromised by letting Cuddlebug ride up and back down, and then...

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Social story: Airplane ride

UPDATE:The .ppt file has been uploaded to google docs, you can view and download it here:Airplane Ride Social StoryI made this for the boys before our trip, thought it might be helpful to share.New experiences, however fun or exciting, can be really stressful for Cuddlebug and Bearhug so the goal of this was to walk through what to expect step-by-step. With flying, I knew there...

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Alex Barton Update

As you may remember, Alex Barton was the little boy whose teacher had him "voted out" of his kindergarten class by his peers. He is now an honor student at another school that is obviously doing a much better job of meeting his educational needs.I saw this on Fox & Friends yesterday, I am really glad to see that he is doing well. And he was cracking me up doing "thumbs up"...

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We're in luck! Thomas clothes in bigger sizes

Just wanted to share this for anyone else who may be in a similar predicament, as well as for my own reference so I don't lose it :).~~~~~~I'm pretty sure I have commented before about how Bitty will only wear clothes with Thomas on them. And how we have up until now been unable to find Thomas clothes larger than size 5 (and those are hard enough to come by). His 4T's are getting...

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Where in the world have we been?

Ok, I guess it hasn't really been that long but it feels like a long time! Here's a hint:Yep, I took Cuddlebug and Bearhug for their first plane ride... we went to visit my parents for the long weekend. Dh and Bitty stayed home. We aren't quite ready to put Bitty on a plane yet (we don't want to end up on the news for getting kicked off a plane). Maybe when he's 8... we'll...

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SEW & WW: Like Uncle, Like Nephew

When we were kids, my younger brother used to go running to look at airplanes whenever he heard one flying overhead, which was pretty often because we lived on an Air Force Base. If we were inside, he ran for the window :).That memory came to mind this past weekend when the boys and I were in the garage (with the door open) and we heard an airplane flying by. Bitty perked right...

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Potty training update :)

I waited a few days before posting this because I wanted to be sure this time, but I think I can safely say that Bitty is now officially potty-trained :). At age 4 1/2, it took him about a year longer than it took his brothers (they were about 3 1/2, finished potty training not long before Bitty was born), but the process was much less messy with him so I have no complaints. ;)After...

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Kreativ Blogger

Kajoli of Floortime Lite Mama was kind enough to nominate me for the Kreativ Blogger award. If you haven't read her blog, go check it out! She has an adorable little boy whose progress I love to read about, and she shares a lot of great insights and inspiring thoughts along the way :). Thanks, Kajoli!For those of you who don’t know how these shameless bits of linky love work,...

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