9 Reasons Autism and Basketball are Sweeter than Christmas Morning! And worth the wait!

9 is the number of years I have been exposing Nick to basketball and now in year 10 he's nailing it! Gooooooooooo Nick!!!

I watched Nick go from uninterested, to being afraid of the ball to now dribbling the ball up court and making the shot! 

So worth the wait. Never give up :) 

Critical Advocacy Tool Goes Online!!! The Lanterman Act Crosses into the 21st Century! Good News for All :)

The Lanterman Act crosses into the 21st Century! Good news for all :) Call me crazy, or cra cra if you prefer, but I was flat our excited to see this document make it online. It's a critical tool for all CA families who need to know their rights!  

The 2015 Lanterman Disabilities Act is now online!

http://www.dds.ca.gov/Statutes/Statutes_Home.cfm

At a time when budget cuts are trying to take away services, our best chance at protecting them and our children is to know our rights and now we can do that a little easire!  BTW some amazing families fought to make the Lanterman Act happen when the only option for our kids was an institution. If you have not seen this video, grab a hanky have a seat, and check it out.  

We Can't Forget The Past! Watch this documentary “We are Here to Speak for Justice”

If you don’t read this piece, watch this documentary  
"We're Here to Speak for Justice"   http://www.lanterman.org/uploads/videos/video_werehere.html.  Here’s the link…please give it another go!  (new link 8/1/2011)

A MUST WATCH VIDEO!!! What Happened When Young Boys Were Told To Hit A Girl?

Every boy should watch this video, especially our boys!  I found this and I loved it. I showed it to Nick and he loved it, he got it. I used it to help him verbally express his feelings about girls. It was a beautiful site to behold. Watch this, love it, share it for the good of both our boys and our girls!  

What Happened When A Bunch Of 

Young Boys Were Told To Hit A Girl?

What Happened When A Bunch Of Young Boys Were Told To Hit A Girl

What happens when you ask young boys to hit...

Priming Before the Dentist: A Video to help our kids prepare and lower anxiety.

It's been a slow process but every year the visits to the dentist get a little easier, no doubt because Nick knows they are not going to kill him! Or maybe he's just learned what to expect :) Here's a video that might be good to show to kids in preparation for a trip to the dentist.

http://youtu.be/ZCMHGHox95s