Reading Again

I've been reading this book. I'm not very far into it, but it is really helping me understand Marshall more! If you think your child has Asperger's Syndrome, I HIGHLY recommend you read this. I can't wait to read more. It's a good thing we're going on a LONG drive to Chicago. We leave Wednesday, will stay at a hotel that night, and finish our drive Thursday. I can't wait!! I grew up in this area and I want to take my kids back to see where I lived. I hope Marshall will handle the drive. I'm taking extra therapy brushes, and chewey tubes and even GRANDMA to help him be happy in the car.

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Signing Time- LOVE 'em BUT Don't Need 'Em

So, I have a bunch of Signing Time DVDs, including Baby Signing Time. I love them. I never wanted to give them up but several of you have expressed the need for the DVDs so I've decided to share. I would be willing to give them to anyone on this Tulips blog but maybe you guys who need them could share them all and maybe even swap once in a while so you don't get sick of just one DVD. I'll let you know which ones I have.

Also, if any of you want to borrow the book Raising A Sensory Smart Child, or Parenting Your Asperger Child, let me know. We can do a book exchange on here. :)

My Favorite Books

Ima Mom wanted us to share our books so here I go:

Marshall's favorites (some of which I think I got from Ima Mom)
We like to read this one when Marshall is mad-
Here is one when we talk about not hitting and what we SHOULD use our hands for:Marshall loves numbers so this is one of his favorite books. It give examples of how big a million, a billion and a trillion are by using things kids can understand. He usually picks this one.


In my house, you can't go wrong with Froggy books. Marshall has a bunch of them and he loves to read them. I think one thing that endears him to the books is how repetitive they are. Froggy flops around and goes, flop, flop, flop a lot. He is an independent kid (ok a frog) who messes up sometimes just like our kids.

Books for helping me understand my child are another story. I read part of this one but we're not actually convinced Marshall has Asperger's Syndrome. We think he's still on the spectrum though. If you have a diagnosis of Asperger's, I totally recommend this book. It helps you understand your child. Even if you have 2 children with Asperger's, they could be totally different. This goes through subtypes of Asperger's and helps you understand how to deal with the children in those areas. It is a great book and I'm willing to lend it out to anyone who wants to read it.
I can't tell you enough good things about the book Raising A Sensory Smart Child. I tried reading The Out of Sync Child but I just couldn't seem to keep reading, much less really understand what it was about. This book not only helps you understand Sensory Integration Dysfunction, it gives you great tips on how to combat the sensory problems. For example, if your child is so oversensitive that brushing teeth is a major challenge, they tell you to massage the gums first. This book is a wealth of information. I'm so glad I own it! Again, if you want to borrow this one, I'd be happy to lend it out.


Nathan has ADHD and Anxiety so for him, I read the book Helping Your Anxious Child. It helps you learn techniques to teach them how to deal with anxiety situations and solve the problems themselves. I haven't finished it yet but I'm still working on it.



We LOVE books in our family. Nathan got several books for Christmas and we've already taken turns reading them. So, I'll throw one in at the end here that is just for fun. It is Nathan's and my favorite new series...The 39 Clues. Ooh, I can't wait for book 3 to come out!!!! I feel like I should be on Reading Rainbow!!