- Stand less than 2 feet away from me
- Whisper in such a way you can’t be understood
- Keep doing that multiple times as I ask you to speak up
Mission accomplished. Continue reading
Impulse Control Disorder
Afternoon Routine Visual Chart
It’s a little late coming, I’m sorry but I didn’t forget it! Here is the Afternoon Routine Visual Chart to follow up the Morning Routine Visual Chart and finish up the day. Continue reading
Morning Routine Visual Chart
Last night I posted the Evening Routine Visual Chart that is intended to help us relax and prep for bedtime. Tonight I’m posting the Morning Routine that gets us up and ready for the day. Continue reading
Evening Routine Visual Chart
As promised in my Bedtime Routine Visual Chart post, I’m following with the Evening Routine. Yes, I like to work backwards from the hour of sleep. Continue reading
Bedtime Routine Visual Chart
As promised in the Daily Schedule Template post, we’ll now talk about setting up the Bedtime Routine Visual Chart. Once again I have created a template file with Open Office you can download here if you’d like. Continue reading
The Daily Schedule Template
As promised in this post, I’m going to share in greater detail how I build and use the visual routine charts. I’ve already discussed the usefulness and value of these charts in this post. Continue reading
Time to Rebuild Routines
Almost 12 hours ago I made myself lay down to try to rest. I just woke up half an hour ago. Scholar Owl sent Tuxedo Cat to school but he kept Little Bear home. The school didn’t call so I’m assuming that everyone is assuming it’s because of the abscess. We’ll send him tomorrow. Continue reading
Little Bear’s Trip to the Dentist
Once upon a time, about two or three years ago, Little Bear tried to chew on a rock. It cracked his baby molar. I tried to take him to the dentist back then. It was a violent endeavor that went no where, they decided that as long as it didn’t get infected they weren’t going to touch it since it was a baby tooth, and we got slapped with the bill. Good thing insurance covered it. Continue reading
Parental Judgement Blues
I Know You Think I Let My Child Get Away With Murder
In fact, the word “discipline” comes from the Latin word disciplina, which means “instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge.” That realization forced me to consider a really important question: If there is no learning taking place, is it really discipline, or is it just imposing my will on a disabled child?
Only To Further Validate My Point
Risks of developing mental health problems if brother or sister affected
I have Bipolar. Scholar Owl has Bipolar. Little Bear shows the symptoms for Bipolar yet they still refuse to diagnose him with it. Instead they give him the bullshit list of “alphabet soup” for a diagnosis. Am I frustrated? You bet.