How to Establish a Bedtime Routine for Your Autistic Child

How to Establish a Bedtime Routine for Your Autistic Child

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TenaTips #CollectiveBias Sweet B is still not fully potty trained. She has occasional night accidents and we’re working on this with her. It is, of course, a work in progress and just comes with the territory of raising a child with special needs. I’m unsure if this problem will ever be fully under control, so until then we’ll take whatever steps are necessary to help facilitate her independence and make things easier. As an autistic child, she thrives on routines of all kinds. Whether it’s at home or at school, a routine is necessary for her daily tasks. We’ve established several routines with her already to keep things…

How to Develop an ESY Program at Home

How to Develop an ESY Program at Home

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Through her IEP, Sweet B is guaranteed to attend some form of extended school year (ESY) during the summer. When she was younger, she would attend a summer school style program at Wildwood but in the past few years; she’s attended Camp Wildwood. Services, such as speech and occupational therapy, are still provided. However, there’s a brief time period between camp ending and the school year beginning that she’s at home. And while our afterschooling program may suffice, I wanted to looking into developing an ESY program at home. With thanks to Fun and Function for providing our items and sponsoring this conversation for our program; I’m outlining a suggested plan for a two to three week time period. First, you’ll want to determine what…

When your child is born 3 months premature, you expect for certain things to happen. Ultimately, it was the unexpected learning disbility that would prove to be the one to tackle.

How to Deal with the Unexpected Learning Disability in Your Special Needs Child

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My oldest child was born 3 months premature. It was expected that he could have some sort of developmental delay. It was expected that he could develop some sort of developmental disability. It was expected that he could always be behind his peers developmentally and academically. And maybe it should have been expected that he would have additional complications. It was the unexpected learning disability though that would ultimately define his IEP goals. Maybe if we had looked for the early signs of a learning disability supports could have been put in place earlier. V was born 3 months premature at 24 weeks gestation and was given a 50/50 chance of surviving the night. He was in the NICU for almost 4 months. He had…

Are you new to the world of parenting an autistic child? Come take a walk with me as I explore autism from A to Z.

Autism A to Z

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Autism is a topic that we do talk about regularly here on Kori at Home as it’s a major part of our daily life. Because of that, when the A to Z challenge came up in April of 2015, I decided to join in with the topic of autism. It felt like a good fit since April also happens to be Autism Awareness Month, and so the series: Autism A to Z was born. While I was writing this series, I also realized that there were so many other things I wanted to cover with some letters. That’s why, I’ll also have additions to this page. A – 10 Myths About Autism B – B is for Behavior C – C is for Comorbitidy D…

In a world that still looks to celebrities for life lessons and examples, be more like Channing Tatum when it comes to autism acceptance.

In a World of 50 Cent, Be Channing Tatum

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April is over. Last month, which is known for being Autism Awareness month, has come and gone. But it would seem that there are quite a few who could still learn valuable lessons not only about awareness but also acceptance. One of those individuals is a repeat offender; rapper Curtis James Jackson III better known as 50 Cent. A seemingly innocent video that was posted to his Instagram account, has since gone viral. And probably for all of the wrong reasons. The video has since been deleted but following it’s posting, outrage followed. But why? Why all of this outrage and anger over a video? Celebrities post videos all the time, sometimes just to get any sort of reaction. Well, in this particular video, 50…

These broccoli and bacon tots are toddler approved and an easy way to sneak in some vegetables.

Toddler Approved Broccoli and Bacon Tots

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Having trouble with your toddler eating enough vegetables? Try these tasty broccoli and bacon tots.  So far we haven’t had many issues with getting Squeaker to try new foods or making sure that she’s eating a balanced diet. Aside from the fact that she’s a toddler and bound to be picky now and then; I do want to make sure that her nutritional needs are being met. She has yet to turn aside any of the food that we’ve made and she has shown a preference for green vegetables and carrots. Come to think of it, the only thing so far that she won’t eat are sweet potatoes. With her preference for green vegetables and wanting to test out a recipe for the picky pair (T&J),…