Well after a decent summer it is time for our son to get ready for school again as in only two more weeks he will be back doing his normal school routine. We are due to meet with his TA’s and teacher before the school year though we have not been told yet when […]
A Sad Look at Autism
I originally saw this story on another blog and felt I should share it All too often we hear of tragedies involving children with autism. A few months ago I wrote about the killing of James Alenson by his classmate who was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (see these posts: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/radical-behaviorist/201004/aspergers-syndrome-trial; http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/radical-behaviorist/201004/john-odgren-guilty-aspergers-not-guilty). Today I […]
Travel Time: Mostly Good Times
One thing that we have I would almost say instilled in our children from birth is a love of traveling. Both short and long distance travel. Both of our older children, have travelled by train for a two day trip from Toronto home to NB. Our original up to Toronto with our eldest daughter, was […]
Remember it is Your Child the Government is Neglecting
In my life i have two big things that involve my time. One is my family and therefore our autistic son and the other is Politics. As a general rule i tend not to involve the two blogs however there is a point that needs to be made not only to those who follow my […]
His First Summer Break
The first week of the summer break was over and there were many interesting details that came out of the week. We started the week with all of the kids wound up completely. Our son was climbing on everything that was in reach. He was on the computer desks and tables, walking along the […]