Hersheypark, Autism, and the 2016 Mazda CX-3 Hersheypark opened a few weeks ago for their Springtime in the Park preview and we just had to get up there for a visit. Thanks to Drive Shop and Mazda we had a 2016 Mazda CX-3 to test drive that weekend so we figured we’d take the kids…
Autism
The Importance of Finding Your Autism Community
The Importance of Finding Your Autism Community It’s the last day of Autism Awareness month this year, most people have already stopped having the conversation since April, 3rd. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset with any though, that’s because most of the major organizations that should be promoting awareness push Autism Awareness Day instead of…
AT&T’s FiLIP 2 Smart Locator for Children with Special Needs
AT&T’s FiLIP 2 Smart Locator for Children with Special Needs Last year during the holidays I read about a preschooler that ran off from a family function in Pennsylvania. The headline read “Search for Missing Boy with Autism Continues,” it’s hard to imagine that two years ago I wouldn’t have noticed it at all. I…
New School for JB
New School for JB Something major has been going on in our lives and I didn’t think of sharing, honestly I didn’t know where to begin in the sharing process and up until this morning just thinking about it gave me major anxiety and stress. When JB was diagnosed with Autism one constant tip I…
Skylanders Partners with Autism Speaks with Limited Edition Superchargers Toys
Skylanders Partners with Autism Speaks with Limited Edition Superchargers Toys Autism touches our home in a very unique way, our middle son John-Benjamin was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Autism right after he turned three. Since his diagnosis we’ve worked hard and doing what we thought was best for our son and learning as much as we can…
My Run Wild for Autism Experience
My Run Wild for Autism Experience John-Benjamin our 4 year old has brought so much enjoyment to our lives and at the same time made us aware of a subject that we were not informed of before his birth. As of 2014 1 in every 68 children are born on the Autism spectrum, the prevalence of the disease…
Camping in Style at Hersheypark Camping Resort
Camping in Style at Hersheypark Camping Resort Last April I attended Sweet Retreat at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA, it was an amazing experience and while there our group had the chance to tour the Hersheypark Camping Resort. Since that visit I was looking forward to the opportunity to take my family back for a visit, and this…
Helping My Son Understand Life Through Reading
Helping My Son Understand Life Through Reading If you’ve been to my blog before you probably know about my son’s Autism diagnosis. If this is your first time I invite you to read about our journey so far. My son is four years old, he’s in a special program for Special Needs Children since he’s non-verbal…
Where’s My Autism Handbook?
Where’s my Autism Handbook when I need it. Twice in 24 hours I’ve saw the term non-verbal autism, and I’ve wondered what it was and how it affects our son.
Top Gift for Preschoolers – School Zone Little Scholar Tablet
Top Gift for Preschoolers – School Zone Little Scholar Tablet I’ve shared many times how important reading it to my husband and I in regards to our kids. From the time we found out we were going to be parents for the first time we started buying top children’s books to build a collection. We’ve…
Kauzbots – The Children’s Gift that Gives Back #GivingTuesday
Kauzbots – The Children’s Gift that Gives Back Today is Giving Tuesday, a day created to inspire people to give back through their holiday shopping. My husband and I try our best to instill into our kids at an early age and spirit of giving and not just receiving during the holidays. We encourage them…
Pathfinders for Autism Free Family Fall Events
Pathfinders for Autism Free Family Fall Events My family recently started using the Pathfinders for Autism website as a resource for helping us navigate JB’s Autism. I found the site over the summer and it’s been such a great tool for us. In July we had the opportunity to participate in their free Downtown Sailing…
Our Very Important Preschooler
Our Very Important Preschooler When we had J.B. we had no idea the impact it would have on our lives. His birth was so traumatic and we were told it could affect him down the line. At first he was developing on track but somewhere around 18 months he started to regress. Last year he…
Run Wild for Autism Fundraiser
Run Wild for Autism Fundraiser Since finding out that our son John-Benjamin has Autism, life has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. A few weeks ago I found an awesome resource that has been a huge help to me in finding other people who also have children with Autism. Pathfinders for Autism helped me…
Pathfinders for Autism Downtown Sailing Event
Pathfinders for Autism Downtown Sailing Event I’ve always heard that it takes a village to raise a child, I come from a big family and with four kids we could use a village at times. Honestly it seemed when we needed a village the most, we isolated ourselves and hoped on an island. Our middle…