It’s been about two and a half months since we decided (or rather, the wife strongly suggested) that we move to using 1-2-3 Magic with the Monster. We started with it in the middle of August (see *POOF* Magic!) and… Continue reading
Month: October 2012
After the Storm
Schools are closed today still – they should be back in full swing tomorrow when everyone has power. The storm actually passed a lot faster than a lot of us thought it would in our area.
Insofar as how it’s affecting the Monster, it’s been a slowly decreasing struggle to find things for him to be doing without resorting to electronic devices. Continue reading
Rainy Day, Man
Between dashing down the street to make sure the storm drains are clear, and dealing with some minor water issues in the house as well… it’s what you expect from a hurricane. Continue reading
Storm Warning
As you, my readers, are probably aware – we live in the path of the hurricane that’s targeting the East Coast. I thought to check the city school district’s page to find out what is on tap, and between that and the robocall we got shortly ago, we now know that school is closed tomorrow.
Which leads us to a new fun thought – what to do tomorrow with the Monster. Continue reading
More Social Progress
So, because I was up early yesterday for work, I also got to come home early, which meant that I was the one who met the school bus when the Monster returned. Continue reading
Preparing for Halloween
Halloween is next week, and we’re still scrambling to figure out how we’re handling everything. Continue reading
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Almost feels like we’re doing the cha-cha, when you think about it.
As we keep circling back to it, one of the IEP goals for this year is getting the Monster toilet trained. I think that if we can get this done before the end of his school year, we’ll all call it a raging success, especially since we’ll be down to only one child who needs diapers. Continue reading
Homework Blues
No child likes to do homework.
The Monster’s class at his public school is, for all intents and purposes, a standard pre-kindergarten environment. This means that they follow the standard pre-K curriculum here in Baltimore, and he gets homework like the other students, adapted for what he is and isn’t capable of doing. Continue reading
Big Brother Action
Every so often, I’m left alone with both boys. My wife needs her time away as much as I do, and it gives me time to see how the boys interact.
Yesterday afternoon, I agreed to watch the kids so she could go out with a few other mommies and play at the pottery place around the corner. Continue reading
Scare Tactics
So I’ve been very vocal through various social media – here, my Tweet feed, Facebook, and Google+ – about the fact that I think we need to hear more about what the candidates would do for parents of children with autism. And, as I’ve been more-than vocal about, this has to include more than just those in the lower income brackets.
On that note, I heard my first radio spot yesterday for the campaign that invoked Autism. Continue reading