Showtime
By Sherri on May 11, 2012 | In Announcements | Send feedback »
I have a friend, I will call her...mmm...Julie (to protect the innocent of course, lol!). One of her two sons is autistic and is about 12 years old. Her husband is an old friend of my husband. They knew each other well before Julie and I came into the picture; and, as now married couples, we both have a child with autism.
Strange hu?
Anyway, Julie is also one of my personal Facebook friends and she apparently had a rough day with her son. She was ready for a beer! I get it. But, what she said struck so true...we are always "on". We can never relax. "How so?", you may ask.
Ms. Maxie
By Sherri on May 7, 2012 | In Announcements | Send feedback »
I am a mother with a child who has autism. This is a blog site about parents who have autistic children. So, that is what I usually blog about; my (the parent) experiences with my autistic son (Sir Dantes). Here and there I mention his father and his sister, Ms. Maxie. However, I don't think I mention Ms. Maxie enough and she is such a huge part of her brother's life. She is a blessing to us. Not long ago a person on facebook who calls herself "Chasing Alexis" liked our page. She is a neuro-typical sister to an autistic sibling. I believe her load to heavy as she helps to tend to the needs of her sibling, but she does it anyway. Out of love she does it. It made me stop and think a little harder about Ms. Maxie and the load she carries now and the load she may carry in the future.
The $250 Birthday Present
By Shane on May 3, 2012 | In Announcements | 2 feedbacks »
Yep, it's Grave Digger. Well, it's the Traxxas remote controlled $250 version anyways. And it's fast. It's real fast. It's far too fast for a 10-year-old boy with autism. But thankfully, this truck has a training mode which allows the truck to run at 50% strength. You can think of it as autism mode. I call it "hope-he-doesn't-destroy-it-too-quickly" mode.
Mom and me just bought Braden this truck for his 10th birthday, May 3, 2012. He's in love with it! He thinks it's Au(tism)some!
Not only is it a remote controlled monster truck that's super fast, but it's something to which he has made an association. He has seen Grave Digger crushing cars on TV.
The Energy Savings Assistance Program
By Shane on May 2, 2012 | In Announcements | Send feedback »
Does your child receive SSI? Wanna save money? Then get educated on the Energy Savings Assistance Program!
Even if you live in a state other than California, you should check to see if your local energy provider has a similar program to this one. I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
We got hooked up with this program because we are enrolled in Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E) CARE Program. CARE stands for California Alternate Rates for Energy, and it provides a monthly discount on energy bills for income-qualified households.
