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I have so much to write about since our last post.  Things have been busy around here as we just got back into town late Tuesday night from our trip to Florida for Grandpa Bob’s Rally. I first want to talk about two field trips that we went on though. Two weeks ago, Ryan andContinue reading “More Museums, Communication Issues, and Grandpa Bob’s Rally”

Keeping up a blog is tough work!  I am sorry that it has been so long since we posted.  I could give a lot of excuses like Randy was out of town for ten days or I have been trying to come up with more challenging lessons for Ryan for RPM for his homeschool (whichContinue reading “The Zoo and Grace’s Music Program”

I wanted to share with our readers some of Ryan’s writing pieces that he has come up with during sessions with providers and me.  If you remember, we have shared some of Ryan’s work before in the story form here and through his first song.  I have included a few of my favorites below, includingContinue reading “A Few of Ryan’s Original Writings”

Ever since Ryan began to openly communicate with his letter board, I have asked him if he has wanted to write anything about Grandpa Bob.  Each time he would spell something like DEARLY TOO HARD TO TALK ABOUT or TOO SAD TO TALK ABOUT IT.  For the past few weeks, about 3 times a week,Continue reading “Grandpa Bob”

The holidays were a whirlwind around here.  It was absolutely wonderful to be around family. As this was the first year that Ryan could communicate with us so fluently, everyone wanted to get him gifts.  I kept trying to get Ryan to come up with a Christmas list, but he continued to spell each time:Continue reading “Ryan’s Take on the Holidays and an Interview with Dad”

It has been a while since I have been able to sit down to write a blog post.  We had two birthdays in our house in the last week (Randy’s and Grace’s) and with the holidays approaching, it has been busy.  Ryan has also been battling some stomach issues, but he finally seems to beContinue reading “Birthday Celebrations and The R Word”

One of the people that I can honestly say has changed our lives here is Ido Kedar, a non-speaking autistic who wrote the book Ido in Autismland.  I have given copies of his book to friends, family members, therapists, and teachers.  His candid accounts of his life are so raw and vivid and have given meContinue reading “Some Insights and an Art Museum”

As many of you know, Ryan is really into music.  His mood can be turned around pretty quickly just by me starting to sing to him one of his familiar songs. After I published this blog post, I did some digging and found a company that matches up all kinds of teachers with students.  ItContinue reading “Ryan’s Song”

So the other day, Ryan’s grandma, who we call Granny, was asking Ryan if he was interested in getting any toys for Christmas. I was surprised when he answered YES.  The reason is that Ryan has never really played with any toys appropriately, nor has he shown much interest in them, even as his communicationContinue reading “Back to Home Depot and Veterans Day”