I remember being on a party line growing up. Picking up the phone to hear our neighbor on the phone. Weird and slightly annoying. If we we were in the house and wanted to talk to dad in the barn, we could dial our own phone number, hang up and then pick up when it … Continue reading Remember Party Lines
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Stories of Grandpa
Saturday, dad and I traded songs via youtube. He showed me who put the overalls in mrs ___ chowder. We also listened to Nellie Jack and my blue heaven. Dad talked about how his dad would come out of his bedroom dancing and singing these two songs. My dad was emotional as he remembered this. … Continue reading Stories of Grandpa
Know the child
The one thing that bugged me the most at my sons IEPs were the experts that liked to spout information about autism. He needs this as children with autism are low toned. It's important that you have a lot of knowledge when working with autism. We need experts. However, it does not help that much … Continue reading Know the child
Autism- Adult Supervision
Those behaviors may need to be ignored. However, we need to make sure the person behind those behaviors are also not ignored.
The Bill of Life
Faced with a big repair bill for my daughters car, I was doing a lot of self-pitying. Instead of fixing that car, I wanted to spend the money on my classic car- my savings for it is what will end up paying for the car or having some furniture that is not a hand-me-down. Something … Continue reading The Bill of Life
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