Who is Katie Beckett? Katie Beckett gave her name and a “face” to the Medicaid waiver program that has allowed thousands of children like her to move out of hospitals and into their communities. Since Katie Beckett became the recipient …
Learning Facial Expressions With Emojis
Kyson loves emojis! There are so many videos out there on Youtube with emojis. These videos have been very beneficial to him by recognizing the facial expression on someone. Hopefully one day we can get the feelings to go along …
Severely Special
At 3 years old we received the diagnosis of Kyson having symptoms that hit all levels across the board towards the severe end of the spectrum. Although it’s not stating that he has severe Autism, we understood what “severe” meant …
11 Wins of Parenting Autism
Parenting, a path no one is ever really ready for but with lots of trial and errors, sometimes you get it right. Then there’s the “extra” parenting some of us get when our child is born. Children who are given …
Importance of Physical Education Goals for IEP
We decided to have Kyson go to a school out of our district for the special program that specializes to the needs of children with Autism. Prior to the decision, we had an IEP meeting for next year’s goals for …
Bad Habits Autistic Children Pick-Up
It’s been 3 months into the school year and my son could not be happier. We are back to routine and consistency. He loves school. However, along with the transition from summer to school and meeting new “friends” he has …