Sensory Friendly Evening at The Hershey Story Museum During my visit to Hershey PA for Sweet Welcome I learned about The Hershey Story Museum offering a sensory friendly option for families like mines. Our son has different challenges when we travel and finding options that help make it more enjoyable for our family is a…
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Hersheypark’s 13th Coaster Laff Trakk Preview
Hersheypark’s 13th Coaster Laff Trakk Preview Earlier this week my family and I were invited to the press preview of Hersheypark’s 13th Coaster Laff Trakk. Despite being a school night we took the hour and a half drive from Baltimore to be amongst the first set of people to ride the roller coaster. My husband’s…
AMC Theaters Offers Sensory Friendly Films
AMC Theaters Offers Sensory Friendly Films My son’s autism comes with some challenges and one of them includes a sensory issue with sounds. He doesn’t like very loud sounds it bothers him a lot. One of the things I assumed we would have to skip with him was going to the movies. Imagine how ecstatic I…
Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Wilderness Explorers Program #MonkeyKingdomEvent
Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Wilderness Explorers Program Last week during the Monkey Kingdom Event we had the opportunity to do lots of amazing things. During the trip we spent two days at Disney’s Animal Kingdom learning about the dream Walk Disney had for sharing his love of animals with the public. While promoting the Monkey Kingdom…
Safety and Peace of Mind with GizmoPal by LG On Verizon Wireless Network
Safety and Peace of Mind with GizmoPal by LG On Verizon Wireless Network It’s Autism Awareness Month and I wanted to share information with my readers from my very own life. I’ve written about my son JB and his Autism diagnosis. He was diagnosed shortly after he turned three and it’s been life changing. Our son…
Living Autism Day by Day Book Review
Living Autism Day by Day Book Review Since my son’s officially diagnosis of Autism, life had been crazy hectic. One of the first things I did was look online for other bloggers and resources to help my family and I adjust. I was looking for some comfort and I found that last December in a…
AAPC Publishing Donating Books Supporting Autism
AAPC Publishing Donating Books Supporting Autism Although I haven’t purchased books from AAPC publishing I wanted to share that for the month of April during Autism Awareness Month they are donating a book when you purchase a book. With an estimated three million individuals in the United States living with autism today, AAPC Publishing is…
Lindt Chocolate Supports Autism Awareness
Lindt Chocolate Supports Autism Awareness Every year for Easter Lindt Chocolate does something pretty amazing. They donate a portion of the sale of their iconic Gold Chocolate Bunny to Autism Awareness. I wrote about their Autism Awareness Auction last year. When I wrote that post my life was different. At the time we were still…
Trident Case Launches Autism Awareness Initiative
Trident Case Launches Autism Awareness Initiative It’s Autism Awareness Month and Trident Case just launched an initiative to help parents like me. I’ve already lost one iPad due to my autistic son. He’s not aware of his own strength or understands that iPads can’t take water. I know some parents who’ve replaced at least two…
CHAMILIA by SWAROVSKI SUPPORTS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
CHAMILIA by SWAROVSKI SUPPORTS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH It’s officially Autism Awareness Month and since our son was diagnosed last year with Autism, this is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. Chamilla by Swarovski is giving you a chance to show your support in a very stylish way. Check out this…
Screeching, Jumping and Anticipating Four
Screeching, Jumping and Anticipating Four It started with climbing on the dining room table. At the time I just thought JB was being and adventurous toddler. I have to admit at first I would get all worked up about it but soon I realized he wasn’t afraid. He loved climbing and it seemed like he…
Fun Family Dining at Miller’s Smorgasbord
Fun Family Dining at Miller’s Smorgasbord My family and I traveled to Lancaster, PA to celebrate my birthday this year. Usually we would just stay in Maryland and head to the outlets in Hagerstown, but we visited Lancaster two summers ago and had lots of fun so we figured we would try it for a…
Yes, I’m Scared for My Son’s Life
Yes, I’m Scared for My Son’s Life As an African-American mother of three sons, my mind has been on all the happens around the country regarding “Black Lives”. When Trayvon Martin was gunned down in his prime I wore a sweatshirt in his honor, I even included my kids. When I finally brought myself to…
Living Life in Five Minute Intervals #Autism
Living Life in Five Minute Intervals Originally I didn’t know why my toddler had so much energy. It seemed like they was always filled with energy. I have a love/hate relationship with his nap time and I even have a cut off point of how late in the afternoon he can nap. If he falls…
Starter Signs from Baby Sign Language
Starter Signs from Baby Sign Language My three-year old toddler was diagnosed with Autism this summer. One of his challenges is that he’s non-verbal. He’s three and although he was talking fine at first, around 18 months of age he started to lose words. At the time of his testing he was still saying “mama”…
