Raising Asperger's Kids: Play on Philly

Monday, June 25, 2012

Play on Philly

From TEDx. As I have always said...everything isn't about autism.

Play on Philly was designed to help the severely underprivileged in the Philadelphia area. The number reality is staggering for these children: dropout rates, crime, incarceration, government dependency.

We know that as special needs parents music is used as a terrific therapy tool for our children. In fact music is important for all children. However, sadly due to economic conditions school districts are cutting back on music programs. This discussion teaches us why music education is an important part of every young person's education.

Until next time,

Elise

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Jim ReeveJune 25, 2012 at 6:01 PM
You're right Elise. Music is important to all kids. It's a lot like sports to underpriviledged kids too. These are things that any child may be great at. And all kids should be given the chance to express themselves in any positive way possible.

Imagine what our world would be like without art or music.
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Welcome to my blog. I am the mother of two children with asperger's syndrome. The oldest in fact was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at the age of five. He is now a college graduate and will be starting a masters program Fall 2013. His younger brother is a college junior. It has been a long road and not so easy all the time. But I never gave up and I never will until my boys have the future of their choosing.

I will be writing updates on situations answering the age-old questions of "who, what, where, when and how" they have been handled. I may even tell a funny or two. I am not a professional. I am a parent writing about my adventures in raising two very different boys on the autism spectrum. I sincerely hope that something I pen here helps those who visit. If you have a question don't be afraid to ask.

But if you are looking for quick answers, a magic pill or someone to tell you its all the other guys responsibility, you will not find that here. You will not find woe-is-me parenting either. What you will find here is a shoulder, a support system and a look at the practical realities of raising a child on the autism spectrum and integrating them into the real world.

Remember not to project what will be, take each day, each moment, in its own time; then one day you will look back and see just how far your child has come.

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For those who are new to this blog below are the acronyms and who they belong to:

WoS aka hubby: Wise Old Sage. Name given to the husband by the boys..as opposed to me whom they just refer to as a pain in the tuchas

HSB aka highschoolboy: my younger son who is now a high school graduate.

CM1 aka collegeman: this is a moniker for my oldest who is a college graduate. We are calling him collegeman1 because his brother is collegeman2. However, CM1 is starting a masters graduate program this fall and will now, from 5/18/13, be referred to as Mr. GS or Mr. Graduate Student.

CM2 aka HSB: formerly highschoolboy who is now a college junior. He is known as collegeman2. But don't tell him, he thinks nicknaming him collegeman is idiotic, sophomoric and just plain dumb. So we will keep this just between us.