A recent survey just came out (March 19, 2013), although the news is calling it a “study” which gives it more importance. That survey is abuzz around the world as people are now telling each other that the autism prevalence numbers are at 1 in 50 school children.
I mean seriously! If you all read my last blog post, (the one on BlogHer, not the one on here) you will know what I am talking about it. If not, check it out HERE.
It was Annie’s birthday party with all the inlaws coming over, we had ordered a bunch of pizzas but I thought it might be good to put out some salads. Annie is obsessed with Caesar Salad so that was an easy choice but what else could I make? The Aussie Farmers Direct fruit and veggie box had contained a purple cabbage, pomegranate and lots of carrots. So I decided on experimental coleslaw.
Ingredients: Continue reading
The week of Spring Break was been a bit of a dress rehearsal for Summertime in the Reinventing house. Jack will be going to ESY again this year, but ESY is a meager 3 weeks each summer, so once again we'll be left filling nearly 6 - 8 weeks of summer with activities to keep us from going slightly less than sane.
I know you get me on this one.
So, I've cracked open my trusty copy of The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz (both of her "Out-of-Sync Child" books are must reads) and I'm planning sensational sensory activities galore!
You might be asking, what constitutes good sensory fun? Well, in my completely non-professional opinion, this is what we strive for with sensory activities: Continue reading
As a parent of a 19-year old son with autism, if you had asked me that question years ago, I would have said things like: be aware that kids with autism can be experience sensory overload; or be aware that creating teaching opportunities around an autistic child’s interests can help him learn. Or if I was meeting one of my son's teachers: be aware that if you leave that scented candle on your desk, it's going to have a perfect bite taken out of it within two minutes.
Walter was missing 6 assignments... Tuesday, was it? I told him that he was grounded- no phone and no leaving the house without me until all assignments are turned in with acceptable effort put forth. I will know this is done when his teacher e-mails me that it is so. I do not play around with "no", "mine", "don't touch that" and so on because when I say something, I mean exactly what I say and I do not negotiate with little terrorists. When I say something, I don't allow pestering to change my mind. I don't give in. You keep asking, you are more likely to get extra time or whatever for it than to get your way. I don't "just let it go."
Sophie Perlzweig is a 5 year old Golden Retriever that is a trained autism therapy dog. Sophie visits Floral Park Memorial High School in Floral Park, New York every other Tuesday to interact with autism students who are in the after-school program called Promoting Academics through Life Skills (PALS). Sophie is an Autism Light for the contribution she makes in the lives of PALS students with autism.
Tune in Wednesday, July 10th at 10pm EST [TONIGHT] for the premiere of FX's new series 'The Bridge.' One of the main characters, played by Diane Kruger, has Asperger's Syndrome.
The Bridge is a present-day crime thriller exploring the tensions on the U.S.-Mexico border. When an American judge known for her anti-immigration views is found dead on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) from El Paso PD must work with her Mexican counterpart from Chihuahua State Police, Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir), to catch a serial killer operating on both sides of the border. Marco understands the slippery politics of Mexican law enforcement, and while his police force slowly succumbs to the pressures and demands of the cartel, he’s one of the last good men in the department. To continue reading about the series, visit here.
