Children with autism often perseverate  on objects or topics.  Perseveration happens when someone excessively repeats an action, phrase or topic.  Often times when children with autism perseverate they may cause others to withdraw from them socially. It is not like when the child has an interest in something and they want to share and build … More Is This Age Appropriate?

Well, we survived the first day of school.  I knew we would even if there were a few hiccups to start off our day. There was a brief moment when I was in a daze, that this was ” the day”. We woke up on time and things were running smoothly.  Until I walked back … More School Daze

There’s a song by Mary Mary called Shackles.  A verse from that song is Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance. I just want to praise you. I just want praise you.  Broke the chains so I can lift my hands. I just want to praise you Lord. After listening to that … More I Got The Power

Imagine managing working full-time, taking care of responsibilities at home, caring for your children and sprinkle that with a little Autism on top.  If that doesn’t cause stress I don’t know what does.  I had to let go of the stress of my career as I wrote about in my previous blog. The stress of  … More Managing Stress In An Autism Home

Yes, I am really hiding from my children  in my closet. Syd has been up since 2:30 am. The positive is that today I work from 12:30-8:00 for Meet The Teacher Night. That gives me some extra time to regroup. We had a “to do” list of things that needed to be done before noon … More Just One Of Those Days

Stress is everywhere.  It is on your job, in your home,  finances, and in relationships.  Do you think that it is possible to live a stress free life?  My answer five years ago would have been “Hell no”. Now I would have to disagree with that and say that it is possible. The power is in … More Tips for Living A Stress Free Life

The scariest thing to think about is starting over.  When your life changes suddenly due to a death of a loved one, divorce, illness, or a loss of a job your world begins to shift.  It is a scary feeling to be out of your comfort zone.  Don’t think of it as punishment. Look at … More Say Hello To Your New Beginning

  When you first think that it is time to declutter, what comes to mind?  Is it your basement or a closet?  Your junk drawer or the the garage? Is it the stack of papers in your office?  I think we all have to hit our breaking point before we can declutter things in our … More The Time Has Come To Declutter

When I was younger I heard my mother say to people, “Have faith like a mustard seed” and “Faith can move mountains, everything will work out.”  It wasn’t until I was older that I realized that she was quoting scriptures from The Bible. But I still needed her to explain what she meant by those … More Faith Like A Mustard Seed

In my head I knew that panic attacks would never happen to me.  But I was wrong. The definition of a panic attack is a sudden feeling of acute disabling anxiety. These can’t possibly be panic attacks that I am experiencing.   You see I am too strong for that.  Well I was wrong again. … More Was That A Panic Attack?