Joysautismblog
I am a mother of four children and I write about parenting and autism. My son, Adrian, was diagnosed with classic autism in April 2006. I love connecting with parents and professionals who work with and love people with autism. I write on my blog at http://www.joysautismblog.com
MY BLOGS
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Joy's Autism Blog
http://www.joysautismblog.com/
I'm a mother of four and I journal about parenting and autism. I write about autism experience, autism facts, and I connect with parents and professionals who deal with autism.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 148 )
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Making Friends
Sanura has made some neighborhood friends, so has Nevaeh. I’m telling you I have a hard time letting go. I want to let them go play and make friends and I also... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
The Value of Autism Awareness Month
Last year at the end of Autism Awareness month I wrote a post about what I thought about having an Autism Awareness month because of course we want people to... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Children’s Book Chicken Boy and Other Fun Stuff
There is a children’s autism book called Chicken Boy on this website. You can read it online here and vote for it, it’s a really cute book! And we ALWAYS want... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Family Update
I’m getting very close to 40 pounds lost on my weight loss journey. I love how I have this exciting journey going on in my life right now. I love trying on... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Help a Student with an Autism Research Project
I was contacted by a student who is doing a project on autism and I am happy to pass along this survey so that this student can collect data about autism and... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Adrian’s IEP Meeting
I had Adrian’s IEP meeting this afternoon and it went really well. They kept a lot of his goals from last year because honestly, he still needs to work on... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Do People with Special Needs Deserve Quality Healthcare?
Most people would answer this question unequivocally, yes, people with special needs deserve the same quality health care as people who are neurotypical. I gues... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Family Update
I’m doing great on my weight loss journey. I’m feeling motivated, I’m seeing changes, and I feel just positive and happy about the whole thing. Read more
Posted on 07 January 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Special Olympics Scarf Project 2012
Did you make any scarves for the Special Olympics Scarf Project 2012? If so you might consider getting those shipped off if you haven’t already. Read more
Posted on 27 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Early Dismissal Meltdown
Adrian’s school was only having a half day today and then all the kids are off for Christmas break. Adrian’s old school had early dismissal every Wednesday and ... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Taking a Little Time
I’m taking some time to focus on myself with my online time. I am in the process of losing some weight and I am participating in a weight loss group and... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Tips on Gift Giving and Autism
With Christmas coming up I wanted to write a little bit about autism and gift giving. I think the number one thing I wanted to say is don’t feel like your gift... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Art Museum
We had a great trip to the art museum today. So many awesome exhibits, it was a lot of fun. Adrian really liked the sculptures and attracted a few looks with hi... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2011 SELF EXPRESSION -
(Over) Reaction
This morning I had to take a quick shower and I asked Sanura to keep an eye on Adrian (he was the only other kid awake) I was brushing my hair and stuff and I... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Good Day All Around
Firstly because my niece was born today! I cannot wait to meet her, if anything is going to make me homesick it’s going to be seeing sweet pictures of this... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Family Update
I haven’t written in a little while. I guess there hasn’t been a whole lot going on. Kind of just doing the day to day stuff lately and preparing for... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Thanks God
Remember when you found out you were pregnant? Remember when you looked at the test and two lines came up? Remember the butterflies in your tummy and all the... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Informational Letter to Friends and Family for the Holidays About Your Child wit...
As I do every year I’m going to share this letter that you can give to the host or hostess of your holiday celebrations. We all know how difficult the holidays... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Playdoh Teeth!
In much the same way Adrian wanted to skip September we are now on to Adrian wanting to skip November. Pretty much every single day Adrian tells me it’s... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2011 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Crying During Homeschooling…Again
And not the kids, it was me. I was doing a little lesson about Helen Keller with the girls this afternoon. I like doing little units that we can do together. Read more
Posted on 08 November 2011 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY