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First Day Of High School

August 29, 2022August 30, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, autistic teen, high school, ocs program, teens with autism

First day of High School pictures. But of course. I can’t believe EmmaBoo is now in High School. It’s going

#AUTISM: Doing Laundry

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, autism puzzle, autistic, autistic teen, basic life skills, different not less, dr temple grandin, girl with autism, kids with special needs, life with autism, light it up blue, special needs, special needs awareness

More basic life skills learnings with EmmaBoo. I started teaching her about doing her laundry 2 years ago. Admittedly, I’m

#Autism: Turning My Picky Eater Into A “Foodie”

April 27, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, autism blog, autism mom, autism news, food textures, girls with autism, light it up blue, picky eater, puzzle pieces

Well, not quite a “foodie” yet but we are definitely working on it. She started with a baked chicken and

#AUTISM: Basic Life Skills

September 6, 2021July 15, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, autism puzzle, different not less, girl with autism, kids special needs, life with autism, light it up blue, special needs, special needs awareness

Spending Her Bday Money/Teaching Her Basic Life Skills Before Emma bought new games at Game Stop she also purchased a

#AUTISM: To Medicate Or Not?

October 17, 2019March 21, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, autism to medicate or not, child with autism, MEDICATION, to medicate or not

[DISCLAIMER: THIS ONLY CONCERNS MY CHILD WITH AUTISM. NO WAY DOES THIS APPLY TO ANY OTHER CHILD. TALK TO YOUR

#Autism: Winning Over Homework

January 7, 2016April 26, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism and homework, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, girl with autism, light it up blue, school and autism

HOMEWORK, I can say a lot about this but I don’t want to be stressed out. Once I let myself

#Autism: How My Daughter Views Santa Claus

December 18, 2015April 26, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism and blogging, autism and christmas, autism and santa, autism awareness, autism blog, autism life, autism mom, girl with autism, girl with autism and santa claus, light it up blue, santa claus, santa claus from an autistic child

We all know how Santa Claus looks like, supposedlt. He wears his red and white suit and he has a

#Autism: She Says The Funniest Things

November 6, 2015April 28, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism acceptance, autism awareness, autism blogs, autism funnies, autism life, autism mom, autistic girl, child with autism, different not less, Humor, kids with autism, light it up blue

One of the perks, if you could call it that way, of having a child with Autism is the honest,

IEP Adjustments

November 17, 2014April 26, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism, autism awareness, autism blog, autism iep, autism life, autism mom, girl with autism, iep, school iep

I saw this quote on @brainbalanceofwestspringfield’s Instagram account today which I thought was just so appropriate because minutes before I

#Autism: Super Effort Award

March 13, 2013April 26, 2022 Dexie Jane 0 Comments autism awareness, autism blog, AUTISM GIRL, AUTISM KID, autism mom, AUTISM SPEAKS, AUTISTIC KID

It’s not just A for Effort award, it’s Super Effort Award. That’s the 3rd certificate Emma got from her Teacher

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