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Autism

Great STEM Toy That’s Perfect for Special Needs Kids

October 7, 2020 By Nickida

Having a child with special needs can be challenging at times, and even more so now during the pandemic because all his regular routines are broken. Our son has struggled so much more during all this chaos because he’s out of his regular routine. He’s on the edge, filled with lots of energy and limited…

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Filed Under: 2020 Holiday Guide, Autism, Gift Ideas, Toy Reviews Tagged With: #SweetSuiteatHome, Autism, Blockaroo, Holiday Gift Guide, Special Needs STEM Toys, Special Needs Toys, STEM Toys

Six Times Special Needs Families Should Consider Hiring a Lawyer

April 15, 2019 By Nickida

Hiring a lawyer is standard practice for when we are dealing with different things in our lives. When we think of times we may need a lawyer it can be during the roughest patches of our lives, however, they are necessary and can actually make things easier on you during your crisis. As a special…

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Filed Under: Autism Tagged With: Autism, Special Needs Attorney

Non-Verbal Autism and Technology Featuring Lenovo YOGA Book #MyLenovo #YOGABook

April 5, 2017 By Nickida

Non-Verbal Autism and Technology Featuring Lenovo YOGA Book April is Autism Awareness Month. Three years ago I didn’t even know it existed. Which actually is very shameful. If you’ve read my blog, you’re aware that three years ago in May my third child was diagnosed with Autism. Really I should state that he received his…

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Filed Under: Apps & Technology, Autism, Reviews Tagged With: Autism, Lenovo, Non-Verbal Autism, Technology, YOGA Book

Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise

February 17, 2017 By Nickida

Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise My family and I are heading on our first cruise in a few months. We’re so excited about the ship that the kids haven’t stopped talking about it for months. I’m both excited and nervous because as a special needs family we have a few…

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Filed Under: Autism Travel, Cruising, Family Life, Family Tips, Tips, Travel Tagged With: Autism, Cruising, Special Needs Travel

New School for JB

March 17, 2016 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Family Life Tagged With: Autism, JB, School, Special Needs

Our Very Important Preschooler

September 2, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: 2015 Holiday Gift Guide, Autism, Back To School Gift Guide, Family Life Tagged With: Autism, Autism Awareness, I See Me, Personalized Books, Pre-School, Very Important Preschooler

Pathfinders for Autism Downtown Sailing Event

June 19, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Baltimore Living, Family Life Tagged With: Autism, Baltimore, Downtown Sailing Center, Pathfinders for Autism, Sailboat

Games for Autistic Children

June 9, 2015 By Nickida

Games for Autistic Children Autism is a developmental disorder which affects around 1-2 people per 1000 in the world. The disorder affects various behaviours including verbal and non-verbal communication skills and the inability to interact socially. There is no known cure for autism, since it is not so much a disease as simply a different…

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Filed Under: Autism, Family Life Tagged With: Asperger syndrome, Autism, Autism spectrum, Health And Human Services

Sensory Friendly Evening at The Hershey Story Museum

June 2, 2015 By Nickida

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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Filed Under: Autism, Travel Tagged With: #HersheyPA, Autism, Autism spectrum, Sensory Friendly Events, The Hershey Story Museum

Hersheypark’s 13th Coaster Laff Trakk Preview

May 22, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Baltimore Living, Family Life, Travel Tagged With: #HersheyPA, Autism, Hersheypark, Laff Trakk, Roller Coaster

Safety and Peace of Mind with GizmoPal by LG On Verizon Wireless Network

April 21, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Apps & Technology, Autism, Back To School Gift Guide, Reviews Tagged With: Autism, Child Wearable, GizmoPal, Verizon Wireless

Living Autism Day by Day Book Review

April 15, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Book Reviews Tagged With: Autism, Living Autism Day by Day

AAPC Publishing Donating Books Supporting Autism

April 7, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Charity/Good Deeds Tagged With: Autism, Autism Society of America, Autism spectrum

Lindt Chocolate Supports Autism Awareness

April 2, 2015 By Nickida

Lindt Gold Bunny

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…

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Filed Under: Autism, Charity/Good Deeds, Family Life Tagged With: Autism, Autism Awareness, chocolate, Easter, Lindt & Sprüngli

Trident Case Launches Autism Awareness Initiative

April 2, 2015 By Nickida

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…

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Filed Under: 2015 Holiday Gift Guide, Autism, Charity/Good Deeds Tagged With: Autism, Autism spectrum

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Nickida is a first-generation Trinidadian American wife and mother of four. She enjoys sharing recipes from her childhood growing up in Trinidad with her readers. Nickida has a son with Autism and shares posts around traveling with a child with special needs to help other families like her own. She loves television, movies and is a true 80's baby.

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Disney Princess the Concert launched this weekend and if you missed out last year, this is your chance to catch it since they added more dates and cities on the tour.

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