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I am very excited to tell you that Caleb is successfully making the transition from his magnetic choice board to a basic communication app! Just like with the physical choice board, I was skeptical of what Caleb would be capable of learning, but did not want to limit his potential by not even trying it. Thank God I did, because…

Before I move onto the topic of communication, I just want to update everyone on the status of Caleb’s developmental evaluation appointment. Finally, after 5 months of trying, we managed to get it scheduled for March 14th. The waiting list at the developmental evaluation center is currently a year or longer (Caleb’s pediatrician initially referred him at his 12 month…

I was recently introduced to “TED Talks” through a friend of mine from the “CNY Asperger’s Women” group that I joined. I’m finding TED Talks to be fantastic, so you can expect to see more of them shared here. This particular talk is by Dr. John Hall who was originally diagnosed as being slightly mentally retarded and having low functioning…

Here’s a typical day in the life of being Caleb’s mom: (Warning – there’s a picture with some blood in it towards the bottom) I mentioned to Caleb’s special ed teacher that I was looking for things to do with him during the week because we’re so bored being cooped up in the house all the time. She went out…

I’m not one to watch American Idol, but I did stumble upon this inspiring video of James Durbin today. This  speaks volumes about what a person with Asperger’s can accomplish when they focus on their strengths. Rickey.org James by caseycarlsonx1 His website bio states  ”Durbin, who suffers from both Asperger’s Syndrome and Tourette’s Syndrome but refuses to be sidelined by…

About 6 weeks ago, we officially began to “clean up our act” by creating a rough draft of a cleaning routine. You can read all about that here. After some major tweaking, we’ve got the routine down to a science (that will be ever changing as our family grows). We decided that it was time to set it in stone,…

A few weeks before Caleb arrived, we decided to set aside a weekend to cook up a bunch of meals to freeze. 34 meals to be exact. We purposely went overboard, just in case there were any complications that might eat up our time (which ended up being the case, but we’ll talk about that in another entry). At the…

Over the years, I’ve collected a wide assortment of recipes. Some were neatly printed, while others were scribbled onto the back of a receipt or napkin. I tried hiding the mess in our tiny corner drawer, under the aluminum foil, plastic wrap and zip locks, but it still jumped out and bit me every time I cooked something. Eventually I…

In our house, we embrace lists. Well, I should say that we embrace the concept of lists, but are still learning to actually use them on a regular basis. However, I am fully confident that in a few months years, we’ll have a check list to help us through each and every one of our tasks. It came to our…