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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”

So life happens.  I have not had a chance to write a blog post in a week due to all that has gone on here.  I wanted to fill all of our readers in on Ryan’s IEP (Individual Education Plan) meeting, referred to as an ARD meeting in Texas, and to talk about the firstContinue reading “IEP and Back to School”

Today we went to the local fire station for a summer “field trip”.  I had begun a dialogue with Fire Safety Education Officer, Mr. Marcus Hodges shortly after arriving in Texas.  We were able to set up a tour of our local fire station this morning and it was an absolutely amazing experience for theContinue reading “The Day That We Got a Tour of the Fire Station…”

Here is another reader question:  Hi!  My name is Marcus B. and I found the blog through David L. on Facebook (I believe one of Ryan’s uncles?), with whom I played little league baseball and we later went to college together.  My question for Ryan/Family:  Do you enjoy watching or playing in any sports (especiallyContinue reading “Stats and Bats and Nerves”

Ryan answered two readers’ questions on friends today. Emma wrote:  When having over friends (not autistic) what is a good activity?  We are navigating play dates with our 7 year old RPMer (not much open ended communication yet) and would love advice! ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE FRIENDS OVER.  ACKNOWLEDGE LAUGHING EACH TIME BY A FUNContinue reading “Friendships”

Uncle Dan (my brother) is in town and we are enjoying his company.  On Saturday we decided that we were going to go to Cracker Barrel for a late breakfast since there were none near where we used to live in California.  I was excited about it and we talked it up to both ofContinue reading “Cracker Barrel, Cavender’s, Football Loyalty, and Readers’ Questions”

As a parent, we have all experienced it:  the dreaded meltdown.  You know the kind.  Like when your child starts crying about something that might be out of your control or because they can’t find the right toy or you know what–just because.  The thing is that most children stop having meltdowns right around preschoolContinue reading “Meltdowns”

We had a streak going.  We had been in the pool every day (with the exception of the first night arriving here) and I wasn’t sure how long we would keep the streak alive.  Well on Wednesday, Randy had to work late, I was not feeling my best, and Ryan’s hands were very badly scraped/scuffedContinue reading “Body Control With Autism and a Haiku”

We were fortunate enough to have Ryan participate in a local workshop in the area in which Ryan would get two sessions (thirty minutes in length each) with Soma Mukhopadhyay, the creator of Rapid Prompt Method.  I gave Ryan a few choices today of what he wanted to talk about for the blog and heContinue reading “Ryan’s Recent Workshop With Soma Mukhopadhyay”