Category: Self-Regulation

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Learning the Ropes in the Online Learning World

1/1 Aid, Autism, behavior, Chewy Tube, Coping Skills, COVID-19, Diet, Emotional Regulation, fidget cube, Fidget toy, frustration, IEP, learning, Listening, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, Oral Sensory Needs, Oral Sensory Toys, parenting, schedule, School, Screen Time, Self-Regulation, Speech, Stay-At-Home Mom, Transitions, Visual Learning, Zoom 30

The first week of online learning is over. How did we do? Find out here!

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The Birthday Beast and Life Lessons

Aggression, Anger, Autism, Autism Awareness, behavior, Birthday, COVID-19, Emotion, Emotional Regulation, family, frustration, games, Gaming, learning, losing, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, Regulate, Restricted Interests, Self-Regulation, Social Distancing 24

While trying to create the best birthday ever for Declan, we unintentionally created a birthday beast. Read how we handled the beast, here!

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They’re All Mountains

Autism, Autism Acceptance, concrete thinking, Coping Skills, Flexible Thinking, Friends, Friendships, frustration, Mario, Nintendo, Parent, parenting, Play, Pool, Self-Regulation, Social Interaction, Social Learning, Social Problem Solving, Social Skills, Socialization, Special Interests, Swimming 21

Another social situation, another mountain Declan was willing to die on. Read more about this, here!

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School: To be, or not to be? That is the question…

1/1 Aid, Autism, COVID-19, Friendships, Handwriting, IEP, Mario, Occupational Therapy, Online Learning, parenting, Pool, School, Self-Regulation, Social Distancing, support 44

The conversation is in the air. What will school look like in the Fall? I think it may be different for everyone. Read more, here!

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Focusing on the Fun of Vacation

Aggression, Anger, Autism, Autism Awareness, Fun, Meltdown, Reward Chart, Running Away, Self-Regulation, Trip, Vacation 41

Last week we went on vacation. As much as we tried to plan for the challenges Declan would face, we were still unprepared. But I am going to focus on all the positive of the vacation – read why, here!

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Do Bad Kids Come From Bad Parents?

Autism, Autism Awareness, Autism Parent, Bad parents, Behavior Chart, High Functioning Autism, Introvert, Self-Regulation, Sensory Seeking, Special Needs 35

Do bad kids really come from bad parents?

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Self-Regulation, Stimming and Shopping Success!

Autism, Regulate, Self-Regulation, Shopping, Special Needs, Stimming 18

I used to abhor trips to the grocery store in the past. Now we have successful shopping trips. Read about them here!

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