Tomorrow April 15th is the 8th Annual Blow Bubbles 4 Autism event started by the nonprofit organization FACES Autism Support Network out of southern New Jersey.  They are trying to break a Guinness World Record.

Now where this is technically a New Jersey thing, how cool would it be for the whole world to blow bubbles at the same time everywhere? Sorta like the Light it up Blue movement.

So get your bubbles ready and at 10 am EST, tomorrow blow like a wild child!

I have my blue light outside and you don’t need to just use it for those two days, I use mine all the time.  Go to http://www.lightitupblue.org/page/s/liubpledge and take the pledge, then go get your blue light.  Spread the word about autism, and hopefully someday we can find a cure to this bizarre condition plaguing our kids. Enjoy~

I am pleased to say it did not make me cry.  It did move me in several other ways, it made me feel hopeful and positive, it angered me at points, and made me chuckle too as I rooted for her.  When I say anger me I am referring to the utter stupidity and ignorance of the ranch hands, and people that made fun of her so cruelly.  It disgusts me sometimes how cruel and hateful the world is.

I am glad it did not make me cry, in fact it was a rather happy movie, and Claire Danes did an amazing job!   I loved the scenes where Temple got one over on those against her, and seeing how far she has come and how much she has accomplished, she is the epitome of an amazing role model for everyone, especially those in the Autism community.  She gives me such hope that my little baby will not be held back or unable to open her “doors” to all that she too wants in life, due to this disability called Autism.

I bow to you Temple, and commend you for opening all your “doors”!

Then you create the sections, Green=Good, yellow, Red=Bad.

The idea is to stay in Green, however if we are yelled at 2 times for something, the 3rd time is straight to timeout, and we are moved into yellow.  We stay there.

If we are yelled at again for something 2 more times, as before the 3rd time they are sent straight to timeout, and moved into red.  With red, we also loose a toy or a privilege for the rest of the day.

I would say it took 2 days of this to get thru, but after, we don’t usually see the red anymore.  Its quite effective, because from what I am learning with autism etc.  the visual makes it more clear for them.  Its right there, in their face.  Now I have also added that after the time out buzzer goes off, (I usually give 10 min) I ask if she understands why she was put in timeout.  If she replies no, then I explain using short sentences, ex: You were using fresh talk, or because you were not being a good listener, or you were arguing with mommy, etc., and those are bad behaviors.

Another thing I also picked up from our OT therapist, is that I no longer say “you were being a bad girl” its a self esteem breaker.  Instead say “you were making a bad choice.”

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