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Embarassed at the Library!

Posted by Heather Laurie in Monday, June 14th 2010   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders    Tags: , , , , , ,
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Kids are embarrassing. They are not yet socially adept enough to know when to be silent. When to smile and look interested no matter what. You know all those incredibly truthful statements butttt not appropriate.(following comments are heard on America’s Funniest Videos not us, please Lord not us!)
“Mom lets go this guy smells funny.”
“Mom [...]

Trackers for children with disabilities

Posted by Heather Laurie in Thursday, April 15th 2010   
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Keeping our children safe can be a big job. When your child doesn’t have the ability to understand basic safety issues, or they have diminished danger sense you are on alert ALL the time.
Several years ago a friends son went missing in a remote hiking trail. He was used to walking with his mom and [...]

Gluten Free Friday!

Posted by Heather Laurie in Friday, February 19th 2010   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Dietary issues    Tags: , , , ,
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Hello all! This is a food allergy blog hop that I started. My kids are all on restricted diets. We have been gluten free for 5 years now. We also have to be soy free and red dye free. It can be daunting but the outcome is worth it!
So how did we start? After seeing [...]

Life with a twice exceptional child

Posted by Heather Laurie in Saturday, January 23rd 2010   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Gifted Learners, Homeschooling Carnival    Tags: , , , , , ,
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What a merry chase my little Smiley has led us. She was born my chubbiest little baby. Swiftly growing and learning. Her first year of life she was rarely sick and we were thrilled with our blue eyed smiler.
When Smiley was two and a half the previously happy, but quiet child. Lost many skills. She [...]

Some interesting homeschool bloggers

Posted by Heather Laurie in Friday, April 24th 2009   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Legal/Political topics    Tags: ,
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Are you interested in the political side of homeschooling? Spunky Homeschooler is the place to go. I went to one of her workshops at the Midwest Homeschooler’s Convention. She was speaking in general about blogging. Too bad the WiFi was horrible and she was unable to use the computer.
None the less I really enjoyed [...]

Are autism issues or sensory problems ruining your child’s spring?

Posted by Heather Laurie in Tuesday, March 31st 2009   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory    Tags: , , , , ,
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Is your child with autism or sensory integration disorder having problems with spring? Our kids have a really tough time with the changing seasons. You may be thinking wow we have made a lot of progress and then blah! The progress seems gone. Take heart my friend once the seasons have settled your child will [...]

Integrative Biomedical Treatment Options

Posted by Heather Laurie in Saturday, March 21st 2009   
Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Dietary issues    Tags: , , , ,
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I went to a wonderful convention today. It was a program put together by ABOARD (advisory board on autism & related disorders).
The speakers were Dr Scott Faber and Dr Kenneth Bock.  Dr Faber spoke about the extremely high level of toxins in the Western PA,  eastern Ohio and north central WV areas. These are some [...]