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How I’m setting a summer routine for my kids with #Autism 

I have a few reasonable goals for what amounts to our first day of summer vacation. The biggest being a change in routine for the boys, and routine changes are never easy for kids with Autism.  Lizze heads back to class in the morning, and the boys and I will be on our own.  One of the things I want to do this summer is make some serious progress on the house, both inside and out.  I'm completely overwhelmed by the house, and rather than look at it as a whole, I think it will be best to take it one room at a time. The boys and I will work on one room each day, and do so for maybe thirty minutes.  Before we get to any of that…

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May 29, 2017
Read more about the article An example of how locked into routine kids on the #Autism Spectrum can be
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An example of how locked into routine kids on the #Autism Spectrum can be

I went to pick the boys up from school yesterday. Actually, Lizze and I both went to pick the boys up from school yesterday.  We got there a little bit before 3pm, which is dismissal.  As my long time readers may recall, I typically get to the school about an hour early, park in the shade and write.   This makes me first in line to retrieve my kids.  The boys will usually see me there during their hour of school and feel better kowing that I'm there to get them.   Yesterday, I walked into the school rather than wait in line forever.  When I walked into the school, it was a little before 3pm and I caught Elliott walking out of the office and Emmett in somewhat of…

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August 26, 2016