Hellish...that's the only way I can describe our holiday picture fiasco. Matty cried basically the entire time, tried to run off and refused to get his picture taken. Then when he calmed down, it was Jon's turn to freak out. When Jon finally calmed down it was Chris' turn to freak out. Good times.... just when we were ready to call it off and reschedule their pictures for another day we ended up getting some good shots. Then, Jon and Matty broke the prop. Yup, my kids demolished them. On top of all of that, when I was ordering the pictures, Jon and Matt were fighting with each other. Then when I went to pay, Jon decided it was time to bolt....out of the picture studio right into the middle of Sears. I'm so glad that I brought their harnesses. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the pictures.
I'm a Special Education teacher and Reading Specialist. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have 4 boys, ages 14, 7 year old twins and a 5 year old. Our 14 year old is gifted. One of our twins has PDD_NOS, Apraxia, and Learning Disabilities, his brother has Aspergers, Learning Disabilities, and Anxiety. Our 5 year old has a 16p11.2 duplication, apraxia, dysarthria, and PDD_NOS.
Listen to MUSNT's childListen to the DONT'SListen to the SHOULDNT'SThe IMPOSSIBLES the WONT'SListen to the NEVER HAVESThan Listen close to me ANYTHING can happen childANYTHING can be. -Shel Silverstein
I don't think the worst thing that could happen to me is having a child with special needs. I think the worst thing would be to raise a child who is cruel to people with special needs." ~ Matthew Mickelson Butman
The Autism Pizza
It's a good explanation of how things line up on the spectrum.
1. The Crust: Lack of Social Interaction (poor eye contact, not sharing interests with you, no pointing/gesturing)
2. The Sauce: Impaired Communication (possibly no speech, poor conversation skills, repetitive language, echolalia, no make-believe play)
3. The Cheese: Stereotypical Activities & Interests (extreme routine, strong interest in certain things, stimming [flapping, atypical play, etc.] -- like spinning wheels, lining toys up, stacking, etc.)
If you have all of those things: crust, sauce, cheese, you made an Autism pizza. It might have different toppings, but you can look at it and know it's still a pizza. If your pizza doesn't have sauce, that's Aspergers's. If your pizza is missing more than that but still kind of looks like a pizza, that's PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified)
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