A couple of weeks ago, Declan’s preschool class had a celebration ceremony for those in his class that were preparing to move on to
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Author: Robyn
Hello! My name is Robyn and I am a wife and mother of the 3 kids. I enjoy writing about our family adventures in my blog, "Autism in Our Nest."
Lost and Found! Autism Speech
“Here it is, the Disney Infinity 2.0 Guardian of the Galaxy play set. Don’t forget to ask your parents!” I look up at Declan.
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“Maybe It’s Not Autism…”
“Maybe it’s not Autism….” There is a process my husband and I seem to follow when each of our children with autism have been
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Stubborn or Inflexible? High Functioning Autism
“You have one strong willed child there!” “She is going to be a leader one day!” “Boy, she is stubborn!!” “Your daughter has High
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Praise. The Most Powerful Reinforcement
The other day I was driving my 3 children to an event. We had rushed out the door, and my youngest son, Declan, who
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Why and How We Make Autism Visible
Once we took all the kids to Dutch Wonderland. Declan was so excited in the water park. He was running all over the place.
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10 Tips for the Autism Time-Out
I have 3 kids. 3 kids that are in the process of learning. Some choices they make are GREAT. Some choices they make they
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Autism, Vacationing and Elopement
Autism, Vacationing and Elopement It’s that time of year again! Vacation planning! I love going on vacation. You want to know something else? I
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The Nicest Thing to Say to an Autism Parent
What’s the nicest thing you can say to an Autism parent? A caregiver? In a time when I felt like I was wading through a
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Autism and Social Interaction
Eye contact. How many times have you heard that a person with autism will not be able to make eye contact? Eye contact is
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