“Obachan, this is how you iPad.” Thumper, after all the Easter hoopla was over, was happy just hanging out with his great-grandmother, showing her his Todo Math app, and demonstrating how to use it. As Obachan said to me, “He’s teaching me math.” It was so adorable because not only do they love each other, […]

Auntie is coaching JV softball again this year, and her team lost to Ane’s high school in extra innings tonight.  Let’s just say that Auntie was rather disgruntled when she got home.  But since it was post-swimming, we were all there eating dinner. Thumper was wandering through the house when Auntie stopped him. ”Thumper, come […]

Why oh why do teachers assign homework over spring break?  It has been like pulling teeth to get the boys to do any of their work. Thumper doesn’t have homework, of course, but Rerun has a math packet of worksheets that he has to complete, and Tad has a history project that is a combination […]

Since becoming an autism mom, I have learned to accept many things. Tad will continue to murder English grammar, probably forever. Thumper needs to listen to the 20th Century Fox fanfare to be happy.  And he needs to jump while listening to it. They will never look at the camera at the same time unless […]