This month is Autism Awareness Month, it is the month that we bring awareness to the condition known as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD, the acronym often used in the autism community. The reason is it is a spectrum disorder some kids may be very high-functioning while others pretty low-functioning. This month is kind of
This month is Autism Awareness Month, it is the month that we bring awareness to the condition known as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD, the acronym often used in the autism community. The reason is it is a spectrum disorder some kids may be very high-functioning while others pretty low-functioning. This month is kind of
Team up for autism!
April 16, 2018 in AutismThis week is Autism Awareness Week at MJ’s school, today is “Team Up for Autism” day. Although, the school wanted something catchy and easy to display (wearing your favorite team jersey) the idea rings true. Especially given MJ just may be THE most important...
Kiddos and Sleep
April 11, 2018 in AutismSleep is very a very important part of your mental and physical well-being. The way you feel while awake is a direct correlation of what is happening during sleep. While you are sleeping your body is repairing and recovering, supporting healthy brain functioning and...
Always moving, can’t focus…
April 9, 2018 in AutismAs a baby Maddox was pretty mild mannered, he seemed to hit motor targets before his brother. He seemed to smile earlier, held his head up sooner, rolled over way before I thought he would, sat by himself unassisted before the “six month” expectation…he...
Haircuts…forget about it!
April 5, 2018 in AutismPhoto of Maddox getting his first and ONLY haircut where he sat in the chair by himself. Many times when you see photos of Maddox his hair is pretty long. He doesn’t get hair cuts on the same schedule as other children, luckily he...
I know someone…
April 4, 2018 in AutismOften times, I tell someone that Maddox has Autism and the response I get is…”My good friend, or relative has a child with autism”… and I often times wonder if they assume that all people with autism are the same? If they think Maddox...
Why does he cover his ears?
April 3, 2018 in AutismWhen Maddox was about 16 months old, he started to do some things that were a little different from his older brother, but to me it wasn’t alarming. At the time some of the things were kind of cute, he would walk on his...