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Moosh-Moosh Plushies Helping With Sensory Disorders
We have a lot of kids in our house between kids and grandkids – and all of them love plushies. But Moosh-Moosh Plushies are not your average stuffed animals. These are sooooo soft and perfect to cuddle with. They also come in small, medium, and large with so many different designs and now you can even get slippers! These are so soft that your kids will even want to use the two bigger sizes as pillows or to hug and hang onto them while going to sleep. Each design has its own perceived personality. The unique “softness” of these plushes makes them perfect for persons with sensory issues. Our…
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SensaCalm – A Weighted Blanket to Calm and Relax
This post contains affiliate links SensaCalm is the “home of the original affordable weighted blanket. They make therapeutic products for Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Restless Legs Syndrome, Aspergers, ADD/ADHD, Dementia, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and more. Our daughter (age 9) struggles with sleep. She has difficulties falling asleep but more importantly has difficulties staying asleep. There is always something on her mind and she always has plans that she tries to follow through on – even at 4am (if we are lucky – sometimes it is as early as 2am). But clearly she is always exhausted, never refreshed which causes multiple issues throughout the day. Click here for more…
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Special Needs and Hyperacusis – HearMuffs To The Rescue
Do you have children with special needs? Autism perhaps? Or other special needs that include hyperacusis? Hyperacusis is an extreme sensitivity to certain sounds based on frequency and volume. This particular affliction has played a huge role in our lives. Our son is autistic and is now 17 years old. But in his younger years, a very clear trigger for his agitation was sound. He couldn’t even be in a music class. They would have him go but often he would run out. He finally got to the point where he could remain in class but singing was never going to happen. You’d never know it now as he has…
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Special Ed Mom Survival Guide Book Tour
“Your son’s brain function is severely abnormal. I would recommend you begin saving for his group home care as an adult.” Any mom would be crushed by this dire pessimistic prediction, but Bonnie did not let this UCLA neuropsychologist’s edict determine her son’s fate. Combining relentless determination with research, learning and in-depth discussions with professionals, Bonnie found ways to help him progress from ‘severely abnormal’ to honor roll student. In the Special Ed Mom Survival Guide, Bonnie leads you through the vital steps necessary to survive as a Special Ed Mom. From learning how to manage the emotional overwhelm, to figuring out how to get the school to say yes,…
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Why I’m Going to #LightItUpBlue for Understanding and Acceptance
We live in the world of autism. Our 16 year old son is autistic and yes we have struggles but oh my goodness has he come a long way especially in the last year. Once he turned 16 it was like a switch went off and now he works a job (with support), is learning life skills and even rides a horse and has his own horse. He even occasionally competes in shows now – that is definitely the highlight of his life. Notice he always wears blue instead of black and white! Since April is World Autism Month, I’ve decided to #LightItUpBlue with Autism Speaks to…
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A Horsey Weekend – All Weekend Long
Our Horsey Weekend started Friday night after work. We started running right from the time we left work through 4pm today. One thing after another – nonstop. We already own a horse for our daughter – she has been riding for a little over a year and is pretty active in competitions. She is still a beginner but rides often and has the drive to progress quickly. But that is actually where this weekend ends so I will go back to the beginning. Back to Friday – we have been looking for just the right horse for our son who is autistic for about three months now.…
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Fun Sensory Play – Outdoor Waterbed
Make Your Own Sensory Outdoor WaterBed First I bought a heavy duty plastic sheet, 10×25, folded it in half and duct taped it together (like making a big pillow) but left a tiny opening for a hose. Taping it was not as easy as everyone else makes it sound. Even with the help of my kids it was tough because we had the dogs stomping on it and us the entire time. They were very intrigued by the plastic. They just bull doze right through us when they are curious. As giant breed dogs – they can make quite a mess. We finally got it taped up and squirted…
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Helping Our Child Sleep With SensaCalm
This post contains affiliate links SensaCalm is the “home of the original affordable weighted blanket. They make therapeutic products for Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Restless Legs Syndrome, Aspergers, ADD/ADHD, Dementia, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and more. Our daughter (age 9) struggles with sleep. She has difficulties falling asleep but more importantly has difficulties staying asleep. There is always something on her mind and she always has plans that she tries to follow through on – even at 4am (if we are lucky – sometimes it is as early as 2am). But clearly she is always exhausted, never refreshed which causes multiple issues throughout the day. Click here for more…
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Imagine – by Valerie Foley, The Face of Autism
Imagine Imagine if you had a bee buzzing around your head, and someone asked you to say the alphabet backwards. Imagine if you were in the middle of a really loud rock concertand someone wanted you to name all your Aunts and Uncles. Imagine if you were wearing three pairs of gloves and someone told you to eat a box of raisins one by one….. This is what things are like for me, a lot of the time.I have Autism…….. Your brain is like the inside of a computer, full of connections and wires.With messages to your body whizzing around telling you what to do. My brain looks the same…
