30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Rainbow M&M's

Before he ate his Halloween candy from school, he created the following pattern.
He uttered the words: " Rainbow M&M's".
He also told me that his candy was in his backpack.
Happy Halloween!





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Chef Rimer Cooking Thermometer Product Review

Disclaimer: I received this product in exchanged for a honest review.

The Good

Ladies and Gentlemen the Chef Rimer Cooking Thermometer comes already assembled.
The instructions are easy to read and understand.

The Bad

The thermometer did not come with a temperature guide for cooking meats.

The Awesomeness

The thermometer is easy to use and it works.
The thermometer comes with a nice storage case to put it in.
The thermometer can display both Celsius & Fahrenheit temperatures. 

Final Thoughts

I was excited when I received this product and it did not disappoint.
I used it three times, and it still works fine.
The thermometer met all my expectations and I would highly recommend this product.





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Look what I made: Onigiri ( Stuffed Rice Balls)

 I made Onigiri or rice balls for the first time. I made rice 2 balls stuffed with fried eggs, 2 chicken and 1 pickle onigiri. They were very delicious and the pickled rice ball was the best.

30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Exploration

How to explore the neighbor's bedroom?

My son loves to explore new surroundings.
He has an excellent memory and can recall places previous visited.

While visiting a neighbor's apt., my son wanted to look inside the bedroom.
I told him to stay in the living room.
Unfortunately, he was highly motivated and now determined to see what was inside that room.

How can I see what is inside that room, without getting into trouble doing?
Looking back at it now, he quickly thought of a plan and executed it.

My son threw his iPad into the bedroom, so he looked inside the room.
Then he picked up his tablet and returned to the living room.
I was speechless and impressed at how he managed to accomplished his goal.

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30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Hamburger Hands

Hamburger Hands

The kids and I played a game of stacking hands.

And during the game, he said " Hamburger Hands".

It is simply amazing how he comes up with these phrases.

Therefore, this game reminded him of an online game he played.

And in the game, he had to build or stack a hamburger.

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30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Down Hug

Down Hug

My son loves to get on my back.

Due to his limited word bank, he created the phrase: Down Hug.

Down Hug translated means: daddy get down, so I can get on your back.

Imagine what getting on someone´s back and hugging looks like for his perspective and it does make sense.

His arms are around my neck and when you hug someone, you place your arms around them.

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30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Police Ball

My son loves the bouncing balls that lights up.

He noticed that the light inside the ball was the same color as the lights on police cars.

Therefore, he created the term: police ball.

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30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind: Scratchy Wheels

Scratchy Wheels

My son got scratched while playing with his bike and he tried to tell me what happened. He kept repeating

"scratchy wheels". Then I got it, he got the scratch when he was spinning the wheel on his bike. He

also told me that it hurt, what part of the bike that scratched him and that he wanted a band aid on the

scratch.


Today, I learned the meaning of scratchy wheels: I got a scratched while spinning the wheel on my bike.


This was 30 seconds inside my son's autistic mind.


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Autistic Student Found Dead on School Bus After Being Left There All Day

http://www.popsugar.com/moms/Autistic-Boy-Dies-Hot-Bus-38426508

I discovered the article above while researching for autism news. Please copy and the paste the link below to read the full article. My heart goes out to the Lee family and I will keep them in my prayers. However, I sadden by how this family loss their autistic son and no one has explanation on how or why this happened. I also have a son who rides the bus to school, so I completely understand how the Lee family felt safe and secure about their son safety. My sons' bus drops him off directly in front of the school then he is escorted to his class. In conclusion, no child should be left on a school bus from 8 am to 4 pm, and whether it is a substitute driver or not. This is even more important for special need drivers because we as parents trust them with our safety and livelihood, and these mistakes can not happen.

Dear Readers

I would like to thank all the people who have supported this blog and continued to visit daily. My family and I have been through a lot changes, but I am ready to get the blog up and running again. I am without a vehicle right now, and it has been difficult to use my coupons. However, I will continue to bring you product reviews, Autism news and stories, food posts and more.