Stone swimming – his first lesson went great!

Earlier this week I wrote about Stone’s new swim lessons and how important they are to him, given the problems some kids with Autism have had with wandering and drowning. Thursday was Stone’s first scheduled swim lesson, and I was admittedly nervous leading up to the lesson. I had arranged for him to have private […]

Autism Awareness Month And Music Lessons For Stone

Did you know that April is Autism Awareness Month? There are a number of activities planned nationwide throughout the month and TV shows are also incorporating Autism into their programming. Sunday’s Secret Millionaire featured The Sean Ashley House – an organization for autistic children in Houston. Secret Millionaires Gary and Diane Heavin (founders of Curves […]

Stone Meets The Old Spaghetti Factory

Tonight we took our Au Pair Hany out for a birthday celebration dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Her birthday was actually a few weeks ago but it coincided with the flu outbreak that hit the twins and Renee for a week so we weren’t able to celebrate it at that time. I think that […]

Treating Autism – How do you know what works?

One of the most common questions I get from friends and family members is “How is Stone doing? Is he still making progress?” And fortunately, I’m able to provide the same answer most of the time. “He’s doing great, making slow and steady progress. He’s happy.” What does progress mean when you’re dealing with highly […]