Month: March 2017

Home Depot & Light It Up Blue

Home Depot & Light It Up Blue

Posted by | Mar 30, 2017 | |

We were in Home Depot on the UES this past Saturday and to our pleasant surprise came across this display for Philips Lightbulbs made in BLUE for Autism Awareness Day/Month! If you did not already know, April is World Autism Month.  It kicks off each April 2nd with UN sanctioned, World Autism Day.  Light It Up Blue (LIUB) is Autism Speaks’ signature campaign to increase understanding, awareness and further support the Autism community.  Iconic landmarks and buildings, along with homes and communities around the world “light blue” in support of people living with Autism.  For more information, visit...

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City Treehouse

City Treehouse

Posted by | Mar 28, 2017 | |

We discovered City Treehouse after one of Dubbers’ private therapists suggested we join her and her daughter one particularly hot city-summer Saturday.  Located in Chelsea, this adorable indoor play-space features a novel treehouse, large interactive water table and other rooms to explore and have fun.  The space is very easy for children sensitive to over stimulation, as it provides just the right amount of activity without going overboard. While reservations are required in advance, this is a good thing as they only allow 25 children in the play-space each hour to ensure a fun and safe experience.  Infants and children up to...

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Rockets of Awesome

Rockets of Awesome

Posted by | Mar 27, 2017 | , |

Whoever said shopping for boys was not fun did not know where to look!  Maybe because my background is in the fashion industry, I LOVE shopping for Dubbers’ clothes.  Most of my shopping is done online, and a few of my favorites sites are MiniBoden, TeaCollection, J.Crew, and of course Gap.com.  All of these sites have incredible sales almost all the time.  I will try and post when there is a special promotion and will be tagged under Dubs’ Threads. One of my recent discoveries is a new site and clothing brand called, Rockets of Awesome.  I heard about it thru some friends and...

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EI: Center Based Programs

EI: Center Based Programs

Posted by | Mar 25, 2017 | |

Up until Dubbers was two years old, he received all his therapy thru Early Intervention at home.  While in the beginning, this was very convenient and the most appropriate, after about a year and a half I felt like he was ready for a change.  Our Service Coordinator had mentioned Center-based programs when Dubbers was much younger, and I brushed this idea off; however, as we neared his second birthday I came to the realization a typical “2’s” program was just not going to work and gave this option more thought. We were lucky enough to learn about and visit ABC Variety’s...

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Liberty Science Center

Liberty Science Center

Posted by | Mar 20, 2017 | |

One extra cold recent Saturday we had no plans and decided to take a short car ride to Jersey City to visit the Liberty Science Center.  It was about a thirty minute drive from midtown East and very easy to find. We had no expectations and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was a nice and different way to spend a couple of hours out of the house, but still inside away from the freezing temperatures.  Basic ticket prices were $21.75 per adult and $17.75 for children ages 2-12, which is pretty in-line with most other museums, etc....

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