A few posts ago I posted some pictures of my first attempt at knitting a stuffed animal. I got the pattern for it from a book. Well, over the weekend, I decided to try my hand at designing my own stuffie. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the elephant:
This week I'm, yet again, the guest blogger for Irish Autism Action's Global Autism Community. It's basically some of my views on autism and the treatments we've done. Jen, thanks again.
What do I want for Christmas? This is going to be short and sweet: I want to sleep-in, I want a nap in the middle of the day and a nice glass or two (or maybe three) of red wine while putting my feet up and admiring my tree. That's right, it's all about what I want for once.
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I took up knitting a few years ago for stress relief. I've really come to love doing it. I recently made my very first stuffed animal for a Philly Flyers fan along with a scarf and hat.
This week I'm the guest blogger for Irish Autism Action's Global Autism Community. Evidently, the video of Xander's progress over the last year has made an impression. Jen, thank you so much for featuring my sweet boy.
The SN Blog Hop for yesterday was about the recent accomplishments of your child w/special needs. I decided that my NT kid needed to have his recent accomplishment touted as well.
I give you Spencer's Zombie Trap:
That's right, while you suckers are getting your brains eaten, I will be safe during the zombie apocalypse due to the above ingenious design by a four year old. According to Spencer, brains are used to lure them up a ladder, they fall into a pit (camouflaged by a fake building) and then it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Our plan is foolproof though we still haven't decided whose brains will be the bait.
What has Xander accomplished? So much. I could write pages and pages about the first time he said a spontaneous, appropriate complete sentence, learned to read, said, "I love you" first. Xander accomplishes so much everyday just by learning to adapt and deal with a world that has a different view from him. He teaches me patience, he gives joy. Below is a link to a video of how much Xander accomplished over the last year and a half. He works so hard.
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