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  The return to school will look a little different this year after a year filled with uncertainty and new routines. While you may be returning to a more typical school year, the transition away from established pandemic guidelines may present challenges, and we may have to remain flexible about changes in guidelines throughout the school year.   COVID-19 relief package passed in March of this year,   includes $3 billion in dedicated funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs. The $3 billion allocated to IDEA will go a long way in easing the financial burdens felt by schools and helping them meet their service to students with autism and other disabilities. Talk to your school leadership about the funding your district received as part of this plan and how they will be using it to help your child make up for disrupted learning or lost skills over the last school year. Don’t forget as a parents you have the right to call a meeting with your chi...

Www.livebeyondautism.com   My Back to School and  COVID-19 What was once a place to sleep, eat, home is now also a place to call school due to a worldwide pandemic. Are students, teachers, and parents ready to incorporate school as their virtual reality at home? I have never experienced something like this in my life. This is going down in history as the best test of strength all over the world. I think the new school setting is the change we need in order to keep everyone safe. Online classes may create new challenges for students but is a safer route to continue education instead of potentially contracting this deadly virus. My thoughts are that kids will have a deeper understanding of technology and how important socialization is. This is the time that families have to be stronger than ever. Parents will have to become teachers, students will have to learn self-discipline, and teachers will be put to the test on their technological abilities while instructing classes. The w...

  Being a working mom is difficult. full time working mom is hard. You have to figure out a way to balance all of your household duties, children, husband and anything else that’s tossed at you, all the while making a living for your family.   Working too much are not too much has become quite popular for moms who have autism kids but still need to make money. I would love to  work as home moms so that i can truly learn quicker ways to manage it all and have time to help my son with reading doing math and have me some me time. just that moments. I could do better making sche MAKE A SCHEDULE The key to having more time in the day as a work from home mom is to make a schedule and stick to it! Using a block schedule where you assign specific times of the day to various tasks, including your work tasks, will help you stay on track with work and other duties so as long as you hold yourself accountable to not stray from this schedule and if you must stray slightly, make it a go...

Www.Livebeyondautism.com   When my son got his autism diagnosis, one of the first things I needed was support. And one of the first things I did? I started looking for resources in my area however there was no support. The only support was me and my husband on how to create and nurture a strong support system. As a parent of an autism  child, this was one of the most important things I could have done. So now, I want to share this to the world and  with everyone our journey . As a mom we often see what we want to see, but the true is we have to fight for our kids to get support help and to understand our child needs but not always, we are one who holds the family together. Mom and dad  is the strong foundation for our kids, we are the glue. We are the keeper of the family. We are the caregiver. We are also the provider or the breadwinner.  And guess what… Am still struggling. And may not always recognize it this is for real. I may not always say it aloud. I ...

  Aggressive behaviors are one of the biggest struggles that parents of Autism  children face, but unfortunately, we have    to   “eliminate the behavior” .   The problem is, aggression in Autism  children  isn’t as simple as them misbehaving , and some  tactics are actually likely to make the aggression worse. See, Autism  children are never aggressive for no reason. But just because they have a reason doesn’t mean that we can just ignore the aggression and hope it goes away. Steps to Deal with Aggression in Autism Children If you’re dealing with aggression from your Autism  child, it can be easy to feel completely defeated. Traditional parenting strategies aren’t working. You know that your child’s aggression isn’t their fault, but  you’re also getting concerned about the safety of your other kids  or those your child is hurting. Before you can truly handle your child’s aggression in public we need to check  assumpt...

For some people, leaving the house is as easy as opening the front door and stepping outside. For autism  kids is extra challenges.  I am asking autism  perent what a typical morning trying to leave the house felt like:  "My morning is going up and down, sometimes good sometimes it’s a mess a hole lot of mess I have to plan a head so I can try to have a smooth morning and out the door  and all is good with a lot of work. Then you realize that you have to go out. Suddenly time goes in slow and fast motion all at once. It doesn’t matter at that moment leaving the house could be something you are looking forward to or dreading. It is the action of having to leave the house that is Then comes the need to run through your route to get where you are going. This can be anxiety.  You realize that somehow you have now lost lots of time and before you realize it you are suddenly running late. You can’t leave the house without following certain procedures and now you ...

  Like so many special needs parents, I’ve spent  hours filling out paperwork and rating scales about  brad.   what it feels like to anxiously wait in doctor offices, therapy lobbies, and school conference rooms…to go over the results of various assessments for my son.  I’ve left meetings, only to replay the conversations in my head, trying to stay positive and put the negative  behind me.  my son, Brad, is a strong kid .  My son’s diagnosis alone is defined by a number, Level of  Autism spectrum Very verbal Anxiety ADHD  After every doctors appointment  for my son, I immediately ask myself why it hurts so deeply to hear the numbers things that’s wrong instead of getting them fix. It’s not my first time hearing it, I’ve heard it all before.   I know by now what to expect in these meetings, and I try to mentally prepare myself for days leading up.  It is soul crushing and takes my breath away each and every time.  My h...

  Traveling with your family can be fun. If you’re going far, you may decide to take an airplane. You may feel scared about flying in a plane. But it’s safe and really cool! My routine for Brad very first ride  Here’s what happens when you fly on an airplane with my boy that have autism .  1 Getting to the airport on time .  2 Checking in. Once you get to the airport, you check in for your flight. You give your name,  3. Going through security. Once you have your boarding pass  4. Going to the gate and waiting for your flight. Now it’s time to go to the gate.  5. Boarding (getting on) the plane. When your plane is ready, the airport worker makes an announcement over the loud speaker. You get in line  6. Finding your seat. Your seat number is on your boarding pass.  7. Finding the bathroom. The bathroom on the plane is smaller than you bathroom at home.  8. Getting ready for takeoff. Flight attendants are on the plane to help take care of...