Monthly Archives: September 2015

I had an idea on Saturday night to bring Ryan to the beginning of the third day of the Autism Education Summit this weekend.  The Autism Education Summit is a national conference on autism and it was literally in our backyard (okay about 45 minutes away).  One of my best friends came into town (herContinue reading “The Autism Education Summit, Sound, and Finding His Calling”

It has been a bit of a difficult week. There is still a bit of an adjustment period for both Ryan and me.  I am trying to find a balance of preparing for and the actual homeschool day (and it possibly not going exactly like I had hoped or planned).  Ryan is adjusting to beingContinue reading “First Field Trip, Challenging Behaviors, and Uncle Dan”

Last weekend, we assumed the role of tourists since my mom (Grandma Chris) was in town.  We had not yet been to the Fort Worth Stockyards, so we ventured out there and met Granny (Randy’s mom) there too.  We had a great time.  Ryan was very happy to be there.   We watched the cattle drive,Continue reading “The Stockyards, Change, and the Game”

Ryan’s one request last weekend was for us to do his BASEBALL SCOREKEEPING LESSON.  I stayed up really late and finished the lesson and the next morning we did it together.  He was very engaged in the lesson.  I based the lesson off of the book from our reader Marcus B. (thanks so much again!!!)Continue reading “More Baseball, a Request, Baseball Again, and a Revelation”

Well that week flew by. Monday morning was difficult.  I had a meeting at Ryan’s school with the Augmentative Communication Specialist, the Speech Therapist, the Diagnostician, and Ryan’s teacher to discuss communication needs for Ryan.  We brought Ryan in and this was the first time that he had struggled in front of others when spellingContinue reading “Ups and Downs, Building a Community, and a Friendship Formed”