Goodbye Summer, hello school! We finished summer with a bang as we took a family vacation to San Diego, California last week. Ryan has a doctor that he has to visit annually, with offices in Southern California and Central Florida, so we scheduled an appointment in August and planned a vacation around it. We arrived … More Summer Vacation 2018, Part 1
It has been a while since our last post. We have been extremely busy this summer and I barely have had a chance to sit down to compose a post. We did run the race on July 4th, but it was a hard one. The heat definitely got to Ryan as it was about 82 … More Summer Stuff and Speech Therapy
We went to 5:00 pm Mass last night. As we were singing the Gloria, a thought popped into my head. I looked down at Ryan and I thought about how amazing it was that he was sitting next to me in church and that this is our normal every week. It sort of spiraled from … More 10 Things We Would Have Never Known Without Rapid Prompting Method
When we first started the blog, Ryan wanted to answer some reader questions. He did this, and recently, he received a new question from a family member. She asked, “Ryan, I recently encountered a young man who appeared to have autism. I wanted to say something to him to show him that I understood a … More Answering a Question, a Hair Cut, and a Science Project
It has been a busy month of May for us so far. Ryan, Freckles, and I ran in another local race in which we posted about on Facebook. I was worried during and after this race. The hills made it very difficult. Ryan ran the entire first mile, but then had trouble after that. At … More More Races, The North Richland Hills Dog Show, and a Fun Event
Last weekend, Ryan and I participated in a panel discussion with two other families to talk about our experience with Rapid Prompting Method. This was our second TACA event and the turnout was good despite the rainy, cold day. Randy and I had to split parent because Grace had her midseason School of Rock show … More The Mythbusters and Some More of Ryan’s Writings
As most of you know, April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day. I shared the following quote and image on the I Am In My Head Facebook Page last Monday, but I wanted to make sure that we shared it on the blog here too. Ryan hand wrote the … More Autism Awareness Month and the 5K
Ryan loves politics and government. Any opportunity I can provide to him regarding these subjects, I try to do it or create it. I reached out to our local state senator’s office at the end of November last year to try and set up a meeting/interview with Senator Kelly Hancock, who represents us in the … More Meeting Our State Senator
It was Spring Break here this past week, so Ryan, Grace, Freckles, and I hung out and tried to relax and have fun for the week. Randy was out of town for work, so it was just us. The weather was nice, so we hit the park a few times, trained for our upcoming 5K, … More A Sensory Friendly Movie, a New Story, and a Classic Game Adapted RPM Style
Ryan has wanted to incorporate changes to make his lifestyle healthier for a while now. We try to stay active as a family and I try to be sure that there are healthy options for meals and snacks in the house. In addition, I try and set a good example for the kids by eating … More Healthier Lifestyle and Some Short Stories
