This is still our ‘Achilles’ heel’ (ha ha ha…) but we keep our shoulder to the wheel as hell. Anyone can realise it’s one of most important and difficult in same time topic every parent is forced to face up to at some point. Remember – Safety first! Yeah…just find the way to explain its… Read More Road safety rules and crossing street for kids on the spectrum
If you’ve never heard that name – Hervé Tullet – you should fix it straight away. Hervé is a great artist and children books’ author. Hervé is an entertainer, a teacher, an inventor and a creative friend. I like his unusual view and approach to art teaching/learning techniques for little kids. Interesting, funny and playful. Boring is… Read More Hervé Tullet – the unexpected and adventitious master of ABA
Because the universe is to explore and there is no limit made yet so feel free to check what would be a good idea in order to expand your little astronaut’s book collection and lab objects “must have”. We are in constant motion here and we are always trying to spot something suitable for the age… Read More Space Oddity – Part II
Solar system. Space journey. Planets and moons. Asteroids and comets. Space stations, telescopes and probes. Only a mom of a kid on spectrum knows all the smallest details of a topic. Every little fact. All of them. And the subject is a really huge never ending story. We found a lot of picture books and documentaries that meets… Read More Space Oddity
As I have to prepare my family and myself for summer holidays again I need to find a great number of small, portable and not really problematic (like in airports) fresh new reinforcers ready to be used if needed. I know that a lot of parents struggle with it as kids try to keep in… Read More Pocket size reinforcers – Part II
If you are in trouble because of an upcoming plane travel I have some reliable tips you may be looking for. If you need to prepare your little one for the first time airport visit and air travel you should start to introduce some ‘explanation stuff’ in your daily vocabulary early enough to make it… Read More Travel with kids – no chip, no battery, no wi-fi needed!
When my son was still non verbal, I was wondering often if he understands me. And I’m not talking about understand words, sentences. If he knows that I love him, that I’m upset for some reason, scared or happy. I did’t know if he would be able to let me know what is he… Read More Filled with emotions
This topic is as common as the presence of sugar in almost every food we can find in the mall. And if you are expecting a new baby, there is no way to avoid a dipper and most exhaustive explanation you can imagine to your autistic child. Start to do it ASAP to make… Read More Explaining a new sibling to my firstborn on spectrum
This fantastic toy we found a few years ago during our short trip to London. One big superstore in the heart of the citycenter was offering this product for kids with a need of developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination. At that time we had no idea yet that our son will be ever… Read More Unexpected fun for kids and grown ups!
Oliver Jeffers is an artist, illustrator and writer from Belfast, Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. Oliver Jeffers is a great artist for those who likes short but brilliant and funny picture books for kids. He has his very own recognizable style to illustrate his masterpieces. Inventive plot and charming characters.… Read More That’s why I love Oliver Jeffers