This actually felt really good to hear today

These are just a couple pictures from today.. ☺    I'm going to say that the highlight of today was simply making it through.. ☺ There actually were a few highpoints but I have to keep those under wraps until I get the okay to share. Today just seemed to require a great deal of energy and effort to get anything done. For that reason alone, I'm grateful to be writing this from the semi-comfort of my own bed. As far as everyone's therapies went today, they did really well.  Gavin did well in physical therapy and later in speech.  Emmett only had occupational therapy today but he did awesome as well. Elliott did a great job of remaining patient while he sat and waited for his brothers to finish…

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#Autism Parenting: Fighting holiday fallout with family time

The days after a holiday can be tough for Autism family.  My family is not an exception to that rule.  In fact, I feel as though we are the poster child for after holiday fallout. Anyway, all of the boys were having a day filled with post-Easter fallout and while I was personally doing much better today, I couldn't allow things to pull me back under the weight of the previous days stress. The boys really enjoyed the hike from Saturday and it was something they wanted to do again. I called my Mom to see if she'd like to join us and before I knew it, we were on our way to the park and beginning yet another hike. Unfortunately, the weather was far less pleasant this time around…

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