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Ring in the New Year Anytime You Want with Netflix! #StreamTeam

December 31, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Ring in the New Year Anytime You Want with Netflix! #StreamTeam

My kids are old enough now that they are up until midnight most days during the holidays, so I’m struggling enough with begging them to go to bed every day. New Year’s Eve will be a snap for them. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holiday, sponsored, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, netflix, new years, parties, tv

Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White! Huh?

October 31, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White! Huh?

Two weeks ago Maddy started asking, “Elmo, Barney, Berenstain Bears, and Snow White!” Huh? This was met with a blank stare from me as I tried to solve this LSAT question about the relationship … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, holiday, humour Tagged With: barney, berenstain bears, bus, communication, disney, elmo, fall, farm, farmers market, field trip, Halloween, lifeskills, memory, netflix, Parkside Farms, pumpkins, rebel, school, snow white, special needs, spooky, stranger things, teacher, thanksgiving

Leaf Confetti

October 18, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Leaf Confetti

In the fall (which starts in early August for Maddy), and right up until the leaves have to be chipped out of the frozen tundra (aka our suburban patch of dead grass and hibernating thistles), Maddy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, autism, cleaning Tagged With: autumn, chores, fall, leaves, maddy, outdoors, traditions, yard work

She’s Having a Temper Tantrum

September 19, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

She’s Having a Temper Tantrum

Maddy came out of school today, much the way I fantasize about leaving Indigo…with a bag full of shit I love, that I have no intention of giving back. One of her teachers was so sweet to have brought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, autism, broken crap, parenting Tagged With: adhd, anxiety, Halloween, lalaloopsy, lifeskills, meltdowns, money, school, shopping, special needs

Back to School

September 15, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Back to School

This is our second week of being back to school, and I’m feeling a little lost trying to set the new routine, but I’m thrilled that it wasn’t nearly as difficult as I anticipated it would be. During … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, parenting Tagged With: back to school, bts, lifeskills, raising girls, raising teens, school, school lunches, special needs, teachers, tweens

Atypical is Not Your Typical Show About Autism. Thank You Netflix!

August 31, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Atypical is Not Your Typical Show About Autism. Thank You Netflix!

I am a member of the Netflix Stream Team, so I am lucky to call watching TV work. All opinions, and snacks they send me, are my own. Hands off! Holy cow you guys! Have you seen the new series that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, sponsored, tv, Uncategorized Tagged With: #streamteam, aspergers, autism, movies, netflix, Rainman, special needs siblings, television, tv

Berry Berry Baking with Autism

August 11, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Berry Berry Baking with Autism

Maddy loves to recreate situations from shows that she has watched. Like waving and exclaiming, “Bye bye snowman!” as the bath water swirls down the drain, copying Caillou’s actual snowman that he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, sponsored, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, baking, Caillou, cake, cooking, netflix, pizza, siblings, sisters, special needs siblings, Strawberry Shortcake, tv

To Make Her Laugh #streamteam

June 15, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

To Make Her Laugh #streamteam

Maddy finds it extremely distressing when anyone in our family is crying. “To make her laugh,” becomes her mantra as she sets about trying everything she can to make the person feel better. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, cleaning, humour, sponsored, stuff I like, tv, Uncategorized Tagged With: #streamteam, comedy, humour, netflix, special needs siblings, stand-up comedy, television, tv

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

March 21, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Isn’t There an Adult Around? When the Child Becomes the Parent.

My mother is having open heart surgery right now. I’ve been shaking since yesterday morning. The nerves committed, with equal swiftness and intensity, to the panic attack agenda. Nerves are bastards. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, parenting Tagged With: aging parents, anxiety, heart surgery, hospitals, raising girls, raising teens, raising tweens, sandwich generation, stress

Essential Oils for ADHD – Helpful or Just Snake Oil?

March 8, 2017 By Tara Leave a Comment

Essential Oils for ADHD – Helpful or Just Snake Oil?

I’ve been toying with the idea of trying out essential oils to help me manage my ADHD and anxiety symptoms, as well as to kick these sinus & headache problems to the curb. I was shopping with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, anxiety, humour Tagged With: adhd brain, adhd treatment, books, contentration, essential oils, fixed thinking, focus, headaches, sinus

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