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15h •
How to make 1 activity WAAAY longer!
We love a good activity that can kill some time!! I like to view activities as a process over product and tomorrow in the parent power in 5 min I’m going to talk about how we stretch activities to maximize attention, and communication!! If you can’t access it yet, make sure you’re posting, asking questions and commenting! You get reinforced with points to unlock levels with how much you engage:)
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Great idea!
13d •
15 min is really ok!
Somedays we have more time than others and on the days we can’t seem to function, or feel guilt of all the other stuff goin on, 15 min is still ok! 15 min in the bath, sitting at snack with them, helping them get dressed, singing a song, talking a walk. It will add up! When you become intentional with that 15 min, paying a bit more attention, pausing more to provide language opportunities, model more, be a bit more patient, it makes a difference! Let’s encourage each other! What’s a 10-15 min interaction you have had with your child?
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Our guy loves animals and the alphabet, this week he has been obsessed with matching the first letter of animal spelling with the animal. So we make it into a game and making the animal sounds and spelling the word outloud. He loves the one on one interaction.
21d •
What Behaviors are you Navigating?
What behaviors or challenges are currently showing up for your child or your family?
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@Katie Lents well, I can see several reasons now why his behavior is happening. And then us reacting in a negative way is only compounding the behavior. His new thing is smacking the tv, and when that happens we are all saying NO. He probably thinks its funny! So very eye opening video. "Remain Calm"!
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@Katie Lents usually on Super Simple songs because he loves music. Maybe he doesn't like those songs anymore. 😂 And we are trying to recognize when it might happen. But definitely turning off the tv and playing more.
21d •
Just Diagnosed
I think there isn't enough said about when a child is first diagnosed autistic, how lonely and angry you can feel. A lot of the instagram accounts that I follow are of Veteran parents who are well into their journey of navigating autism and they are on a different side of coping. I can guarantee 100% of those parents, felt, or even still feel, a variety of emotions and feelings that aren't talked about enough. Not to cast a pity party, but there are also majority of their friends or inner circle that just don't get it, have an opinion to cast, or advice to give when... all you need is just a little space and understanding. If you care to share a bit about your journey, to maybe help other parents on this platform, what is a feeling you had or currently have that you would like to share?
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I had a cry day yesterday, thinking about how my husband and I have had to change up our retirement to help my daughter who is raising her son by herself in a town that has very little to offer the autism community. We feel stuck because we have to be in the thick of therapy appointments, school rides, doctors visits, etc. It takes a toll on relationships, it takes a toll on me physically too. We are unsure of the future and how to navigate it at all really. I actually used the words pity party yesterday because thats what it felt like. Feeling sorry for myself so I get why parents and grandparents get frustrated and sad and isolated. Its the hardest thing I have ever had to go through and our journey is relatively new. But we are here for the long haul and we are head over heels in love with this kid!
Feb 14 •
Happy Valentines Day
What is one way your child shows love toward you? Sometimes this can be hard bc what you once imagined it looking like, may not necessarily look that way, but seeing the ways they do love is so so important💘
0 likes • Feb 15
My daughter is a single mom, we know she can't do this alone. And I promise our whole family is with us on this journey!
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@elizabeth-zapata-5421
I am the grandma of Bryce, he is my youngest and most amazing gift ever. We never imagined a world with Autism but we are here for it!
Active 14h ago
Joined Jan 29, 2026