A Quiet Week In The House. Losing a Pet in an Autistic Household. The Power of Negative Suggestion. Follow A Quiet Week In The House on WordPress. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 6,173 other followers. At ten years old,.

Saturday, April 22, 2017. The Continuing Education of a Privileged White Woman. Throughout the entire fall, my son was denied his right to an education in this very same way. Hurdle after insurmountable hurdle was placed before him until we gave up and walked away. That same restrained fury and sadness that Oprah displays, the utter defeat that she bears, is ours as well. During the period of time before I gave up, I spoke up. Instruction and was being denied his rights.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

Friday, March 21, 2014. Im a new Autism parent. Something I have always been aware of as a parent is that all. A path I was prepared to travel as a condition of having another child. It just makes me remember how joyous it sounds.

Friday, 1 May 2015. The irony is not lost on me, that some of these are supposed to be beneficial, even preventing harm to people through their own actions. That is what bothers me. Diseases are for the weak, too. If you would just think the right thoughts, eat the righ.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012. I grew up in a neighborhood without any playground but with plenty of trees for children to climb. Sunday, June 24, 2012. My son catches me taking pictures using the webcam. He thinks more clothespin are necessary. Who was he pretending to be, and what was my role? .

Friday, August 7, 2015. We went out for supper. Me, the husband and Nick. The fact that we can do this is huge and it never fails to make my heart sing. I am not bothered that my boy always requests Spaghetti Bolognaise. I also order the same meal each time we visit this particular restaurant! The beauty is that we are able to go out on a spontaneous whim without prior preparation or experience any stress. Shout out reason to be cheerful has to be my Johanna Basford.

My views on teaching elementary school and raising a son on the autism spectrum. Why Am I Calling My Son Ben? Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Ben and his Nana viewing an empty water park and making plans for the next day. Ben is wearing wolf ears as you do at The Great Wolf Lodge. Self-advocacy, according to texasprojectfirst. My good friend has back issues and always asks for straight chairs at a restaurant rather than sitting at a booth. As I helped Ben navigate t.

Homeschooling adventures with my only son, using the Charlotte Mason method at Ambleside Online. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Look Me in the Eye. These was free via Kindle a while back, so you might want to check, if this interests you. That is increasingly common these days, and similar to what happened in my house. If I had written my story at twenty-five instead of fifty, it would have been much drier and less emotional.