December 2009 - Autism Blogger - The Network of Care

Give Credit Where Due

With everything going on in our own lives, it's easy to overlook when your child has a great day. My son had a great day yesterday and I barely acknowledged it to him. I'll be sure to reward him today and tell him how much I need him. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 1:07 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Autism Care

In school, Aspie is called nerd, at work, the boss.

Inventor wrote, “In school aspie is called nerd , at work, the boss.” This quote is from a discussion on WrongPlanet.net about business owners with Autism and Asperger’s. As it turns out, for some, “Nerds Rule!” is not just a saying. Mary, my social networking...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 10:03 AM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Inspirational Stories

troy

So ive have know for 3 years that my son has austim. He is 6 1/2 years old now. I have support from my parents with him. His dad is involved every other weekend. So most of the time he is gone on the weekends. Sunday night to friday afternoon he is with...

Published Sat, Dec 05 2009 9:38 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Autism Experience

Best Autistic Son of the Day

Sorry everyone but I have to call this one for Derek today..... We had a "surprise" snow storm today here in the Portland area and it hit right at the time that I pick Derek up from his CI program. I got a call from my wife that it was starting...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 10:05 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Some Techniques to Enhance Communication

Some ideas from the communication section of my website: Mand-Model Technique- The Mand-Model technique will encourage communicative competence because it is designed for children who are generally not initiators of communicative exchanges. This approach...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 3:40 AM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Autism Experience

autism in families

i have worked with autistic children and have had autism effect the people in my family. as i have dealt with this illness i have realized how important families are to the development of their relative with autism. many people believe that professional...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 11:57 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

The Looks

Recently, Alex kept trying to scoot through an open door in the basement of our neighborhood supermarket. The store wasn’t crowded and hardly anyone noticed me hauling him back to the checkout line except a young lady working the register. I saw her looking...

Published Fri, Dec 11 2009 3:45 AM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

been too long

It has been entirely too long since I have been here on this site. I miss everyone so very much. I hope to have more time to get back involved here now that my recovery from surgery is almost done. The twins are doing so well at school. Michael is saying...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 7:20 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Other Stuff

Keep on Giving

We're almost done with Hanukah and now Christmas looms, and Jill and I agree that somehow we just haven't yet hit the target with presents for Alex. "I feel like he wanted something this year and he just can't tell us what it was,"...

Published Sat, Dec 19 2009 3:16 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Darwin

So here is the thing... I am chattin with a good friend of mine and she came up with this idea. She said "Autism" is just an evolution... "Evolution"I ask... She says "Yes, you know like Darwin." So I proceeded to ask "Like...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 7:43 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

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Newbie

This is a first for me. I have made a comment or two but I'm not your typical blogger! To be honest, this will probably turnout to be one of my venting sessions! I just found out my four year old has autism. Now I have know for sometime he has delays...

Published Thu, Dec 24 2009 11:06 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Autism Help

One of the Many confusing behaviors

I am new today to this site. I have a nine year old son with many issues. But today I thought I would ask about just one. Nobody on the many sites I have looked at has talked about this one so I was just curious if anyone has come across this. My son...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 3:44 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Academics

Today will be the start of Nick going to the Oxford Learning Centre in our local city. He is struggling with math. For the last two years this has shown. Yesterday I had a brief visit at his school and to my surprise the teacher thought that math was...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 12:22 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Other Stuff

Roll On

Sitting at the dinnertable, I hear a strange noise from the bathroom and suddenly realize that Alex has been in there for almost the whole time it's taken me to eat half my slice of salmon loaf. "Alex, what are you doing in there?" He's...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 7:32 AM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Testing Limits

Was I in for it today! My 13 year old son, told me I talked too much and he wanted to run away. I weathered the storm and told him I loved him.we're buddies again. Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 05 2009 7:57 PM by Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group

Filed under: Autism Care

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Give Credit Where Due

In school, Aspie is called nerd, at work, the boss.

troy

Best Autistic Son of the Day

Some Techniques to Enhance Communication

autism in families

The Looks

been too long

Keep on Giving

Darwin

Newbie

One of the Many confusing behaviors

Academics

Roll On

Testing Limits