Little Home School on the Prairie

mylifewithautism:

Someone’s choice. Everyone makes their own nacho plate just the way they like it.

mylifewithautism:

All we need are people to eat it now.

(via karlaakins)

karlaakins:

In the old days when they were small, they always wanted to help me cook. It was a disasster and I usually ended up upset and yelling. Sorry, but I’m no saint. YOU try cooking with autistic twins in a little kitchen. First, they’re twins and they fight a LOT. Second, well, you know the autism part.

But now, we actually have fun in the kitchen. They kept on insisting to help, and I am just enough of a sucker that I let them.

But again, it’s just one more example of keeping them engaged. Don’t give up trying to let them work with you. If you don’t give up, you end up with a happy night like I had in the kitchen tonight. It was an almost perfect experience because when making nachos there are lots of different jobs so they weren’t fighting over who was going to stir.

mylifewithautism:

Isaac cooking meat for nachos. He did a great job! Yummy stuff. Isaiah did, too, on the beans. I made the cheese sauce and the chopping of the onions. I also made the salsa.

mylifewithautism:

Isaiah making refried beans for our nachos tonight.

(via karlaakins)

This was taken a few summers ago.

Today we’re in the middle of spring semester 2011. And what a joy these special boys are.

I have closed the cottage school for other kids for awhile. I’m going back to school to get some degrees and then I hope to open my own charter school.

Either that, or get a degree in psychology.

I still haven’t decided.

In the meantime, I’m homeschooling the boys at home. They’ve come a long way. We’re working on life skills including how to use a calculator and cooking. They also do carpentry work and landscaping with their dad.

What an adventure!

On my way to yet another graduation open house!