Archive for the ‘Jacob’ Category

A lot of autistic kids wander off. This is a very scary thing to deal with, since many won’t respond to their name or are non-verbal and can’t tell people who they are and where they live.  I hear a lot about autistic children getting lost. It has even happened to us before. Jake was at school, [...]

I was so happy to have found Myself Belts! I wrote about self-help skills yesterday, and this is a great way for autistic kids to put their belts on by themselves. Jake still has trouble tying shoelaces and using buckles. We are able to use Velcro shoes until he gets the hang out of tying his [...]

Many autistic kids have trouble learning how to do things for themselves. Getting dressed, brushing their teeth and hair, doing chores, and potty training are just some of the things that they will need to learn how to do. Brushing their teeth and hair might be hard for them if they have a sensory issue [...]

Sorry, no new posts today. Jake is sick and I have no idea what is going on. He had what seemed like a cold a month ago, but the cough just wouldn’t go away. After our first visit to the doctor, the did a strep throat test and it came back negative. I took him [...]

I worry about Jake getting the socialization and structure that he needs during the summer, but I found some really great programs that keeps him busy and more importantly, gets him around his peers. The first one is a day camp program that’s through a local church. We don’t have any affiliation with this church, [...]

I have mentioned the gluten free  casein free (GFCF) diet before but today I’m going to go into a little more detail. The GFCF diet eliminates all gluten (wheat products) and casein (dairy products) from your child’s diet.  The theory is that autistic children do not process these products correctly, and actually get an opioid reaction [...]

Going along with my post about Art and Autism, I want to share a wonderful website with you. Gifted Imaginationsis an online store that carries the best brands of toys. They have great toys from HABA, Plan Toys, Melissa and Doug, Selecta and more. I love the simplicity of wooden toys, and they sure carry [...]

Remember my post about Sensory Processing Disorder? Well, I’ve found a product that can help kids that have an aversion to the seams in socks. SmartKnitKIDS makes seamless socks! I really wish I would have known about these back when Jake was younger. As soon as he walks in the door he has to take [...]

So you’re probably wondering what the Seagate Free Agent Theater HD Media Player has to do with autism. Well, I’m about to tell you. It helps with speech therapy, which I blogged about yesterday, and self-help skills which I will be blogging about later. Read on to see how it helps and what the Free [...]