Category Archives: Andrew

weekend: Autism Speaks Walk

Posted on May 6, 2013 by robyn

This weekend we went to our first Autism related event. I didn’t realize that this was a family first for us, until Dave pointed it out as we were walking in. “How are you? This is a first for us. … Continue reading →

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Andrew-isms

Posted on April 5, 2013 by robyn

1. While going through the Autism Awareness posters one day last week, Andrew came over to investigate. He read through the posters “My child is autistic. My child is beautiful.” It was the first time I had heard him say … Continue reading →

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autism self-awareness: an update

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robyn

After months of no movement on talking to Andrew about autism, we’ve begun to move forward again. 1. He tells me that he’s very rare. By that he means ‘unique’. And I agree: “there’s no one like you Andrew.” When … Continue reading →

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weekend

Posted on March 11, 2013 by robyn

Looking through these photos for today’s post, I had several thoughts. First, I didn’t think this hike was that great. We drove out to Pennsylvania with a destination in mind that we discovered was closed. So, we found another trail … Continue reading →

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my kid’s friends

Posted on March 6, 2013 by robyn

I *love* the kids in Andrew’s class. Maybe too much. I love seeing them and talking to them. I love when Andrew has stories about them to share. I feel really protective of each of them…which honestly surprises me. But … Continue reading →

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fortune cookie flop

Posted on March 5, 2013 by robyn

Andrew’s been asking me for weeks if we could make fortune cookies. It is THE cookie of choice for secret agents. (who knew?) He had a whole plan. He would write out the fortunes, I would make the cookies and … Continue reading →

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details

Posted on February 12, 2013 by robyn

1. The other day I asked Andrew what his Occupational Therapist looks like. I’ve never met her, but now that I am at the school everyday to pick him up (school bus strikes DRAGS on!), I wondered if I had … Continue reading →

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this year’s thank you notes

Posted on January 29, 2013 by robyn

Another round of thank you notes have been made and sent. I made mine out of some supplies that I had around, plus some new things I got for Christmas. I’m really happy with how they came out. I love … Continue reading →

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Curiosity

Posted on October 24, 2012 by robyn

Yesterday I gathered a bunch of photos about Andrew’s Curiosity obsession and put them together into a scrapbook page to commemorate this phase. He still loves that rover and we follow it on instagram (that’s right! there is a Curiosity … Continue reading →

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extra-curriculars

Posted on September 28, 2012 by robyn

Remember last week when I was talking about wanting my kids to build out their skills some? I was mainly talking about bike riding and swimming….but something skill-baced since landed in our laps! (and remember how I said that I … Continue reading →

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