Surfers Healing

Okay, last week was incredible. Jacob went surfing. Yes, I mean really surfing. He is 6 years old with Autism and Apraxia and these amazing people from Surfers Healing got our son on a surf board, 3x. It was so heart warming to see him succeed. For me it opened my heart and mind to all that he can do. When you constantly live life waiting for the other shoe to drop you can be reminded so quickly,"Kelly you are not in charge," How soon I forget. Thank you so much again to Surfers Healing...

Dogs to help children with autism
Autism support dog
Ollie is being supported by a specially trained dog

A charity based in Banbury is running a scheme to use dogs to support children with autism.

The dogs provide practical help to the children which it is hoped will help build their confidence to cope with the outside world.

The pilot project has been set up by Dogs for the Disabled, along with the National Autistic Society.

It is claimed the scheme so far has seen "encouraging results" and hopes to expand in the future.

Helen McCain, Director of Training and Development at Dogs for the Disabled, said: "It allows the family and the child to go out and participate in normal family activities like shopping or going to the park.

"One of the benefits is the dog enables the child to be calmer and therefore engage in the environment that they are visiting."

To help a child cope, the dogs are trained to walk in front of the parent, with the child by its side.

Recovering from the Holidays

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Well we made it.  It has been a wonderful long Holiday Season.  Every day we learn more and more about our son with Autism and our daughter that is typical.  Here are  a few:

Rule 1.  Retreat.  We do not have to be Super Parents all the time and people please family and friends.  We need to choose what we based on what our kids can handle not what other think they can handle.

Rule 2.  Breathe.  Stop and hold our kids as often as we can and just breathe. 

Rule 3.  Loose T-Shirt.  Never take life to seriously and live life like a loose t-shirt.

Rule 4.  Enjoy our kids company,  So we didn't get to that last batch of cookies or that last present for "who is that again."  Screw It.  Just stop the madness and hang with your small peeps they will love it.

Kids Rock and we are lucky to be parents.

peace and laughter

Kelly

Red Dye 40 is the pits

No More Red Dye 40. Took the kids off it and they have both calmed down. peace-k

No More Red Dye 40. Took the kids off it and they have both calmed down. peace-k