So now it's 5 days until the festival! Today is my first day of vacation!! This will be the longest time I have taken off since coming to RU in February of 2009. I REALLY need this time and truth be told, my staff is probably glad to be free of me for a while. They may even get more work done without me around!
I am attending autism camp today with my son. The camp is held on the RU campus and it is put on by the speech and language disorders department and they use it to try out the latest research findings in the study of language as it relates to kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The camp includes all family members and nuerotypical kids are invited as well to be peer models. Parent are required to attend and we interact with the kids but we also listen to speakers who come and talk about various services and therapies that are available. We also get to talk with other parents that are going through the same experiences. I think talking with the other parents is my favorite part of camp. I get ideas from them and we encourage eachother in our struggles with our exceptional children. My son says he doesn't like it but he seems like he is having a good time. This is one of the only places where he feels like he "fits in". When you are 13, fitting in is probably the most important thing and He is no exception, however social skills is where Aspies struggle the most! I'll be glad when he gets out of middle school. Most parents say that high school Is much better.
Sorry to digress, I am going to work on the grocery list for the trip today and see if I can do some couponing to save some bucks there. And then try to figure out what we can fit into the car with 2 adults and two kids!! I think the list is much longer than there is room in the car! I downloaded the Creation songs from itunes so I think i am gonna go and check them out. See ya tomorrow.
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