When things get Froggy

It’s amazing to see children on the spectrum that are able to enjoy a school dance.  Light and sound are variables that can truly rock a child with ASD to the core.  To see a child overcome this is awesome!  Seeing the meltdown because things get froggy can be a bit much.  We have to remember it’s common for children with ASD to also have sensory disorder.  Sensory disorder causes them to be hyper sensitive and the meltdown is your clue to change venues.  They are not ready, yet. 

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Sleepless Nights!

It’s fairly common that children on the spectrum have sleeplessness nights.  They then fall asleep an hour before time to wake up.  Oh the frustration!  You’ve been awake all night begging them to sleep.  They’ve been awake all night fighting sleep.  Just in time for the alarm to go off, they fall asleep.

STOP!  Do Not Give Them Melatonin!
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Clip Down

One of the most frustrating aspects of our children attending school can be that they lack the capability of explaining what has happened during the school day.  “Mommy I had to move my clip down.”  What does that mean?  The best we can figure is that today must have been a difficult day at school because they can not... continue reading at A-marie.net.