Author: Eve Tedeschi

Center-based Therapy

Center-based Therapy

Posted by | Feb 22, 2018 | , , , , |

Dubbers attends a therapeutic center here in New York City that follows a “multidisciplinary approach.” The technical definition states, “A multidisciplinary approach involves drawing appropriately from multiple academic disciplines to redefine problems outside normal boundaries and reach solutions based on a new understanding of complex situations.”  In our case, the complex “situation” is Dubbers and his current academic disciplines are: Speech, Occupational, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. After the first one to two years of having very fractured, inconsistent and unsupervised therapy mostly at home, we made a big change. At the age of three, Dubbers began full days of...

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Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Posted by | Jan 11, 2018 | , , , |

January of each year is when Phil and I come up with a list of places to visit or things to do, when we do not otherwise have plans. This can be especially important in the winter months to escape the unavoidable “cabin fever” when outside temperatures are below freezing! Stepping Stones Museum for Children had been on our list last year, and we finally made a visit one cold Saturday in December. Stepping Stones is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, which is a nice car or train ride without being too long. This museum is geared towards toddlers and...

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Santa Cares

Santa Cares

Posted by | Dec 19, 2017 | , , , |

Taking Dubbers to “meet” Santa Claus was something we had never thought about as an option. When you have a child with special needs, holidays, whether it be Halloween, Christmas or 4th of July, are a different experience. By no means is it a bad experience, it is just different. For example, Dubbers dresses up for Halloween every year, but has never gone trick or treating. He sits at the table with his loved ones each Thanksgiving, but never actually eats the food. He receives toys and other presents on a day in December around a decorated tree, but...

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Haircuts

Haircuts

Posted by | Nov 15, 2017 | , , |

“The things you take for granted might be major accomplishments for someone else…”, Adam J. Kurtz.      Dubbers’ first haircut was not until he was eighteen months, as he did not have much hair until then. Ironically, it went very well. We went to where Phil got his haircut at the time, which was a men’s “salon” inside Saks Fifth Avenue. It was quiet, he sat on Phil’s lap and watched a favorite show on his iPad and was pretty oblivious to what was happening. So “Wow” we thought, “That went great”!      His next haircut was...

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Prepare to Fly! Blue Horizons for Autism

Prepare to Fly! Blue Horizons for Autism

Posted by | Nov 2, 2017 | , , , , , |

What a wonderful opportunity for families with children who have never flown before and/or simply need some practice to better prepare for an upcoming flight.  It is like a social story coming to life! Read about this event in which Blue Horizons, a partnership between Jet Blue and Autism Speaks, provides families with the opportunity to practice the full air travel experience in the most realistic setting – the airport! autismspeaks.org https://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/fourth-annual-blue-horizons-autism-takes-place-jfk-airport Date – November 12th, 2017 Place – JFK International Airport RSVP...

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