Special Need Ryan Gosling Week 15

Hey Girl....Sorry I didn't get the link up at Midnight but yesterday was completely kray kray and I didn't get home until almost 10 pm and the only thing this Mama wanted more than a massage from Ryan Gosling was to just go to sleep!

If you're new to Special Needs Ryan Gosling and would love to play along but need some questions answered on how to start here are some super easy instructions:

1. Right click on the weekly photo (a new one is chosen each Wednesday) and save to your hard drive
2. Upload to picmonkey.com and add your best "Hey Girl" words and save to your hard drive.
3. Write a blog post including your Ryan Gosling picture and hit publish.
4. Link up your post with mine which goes live at midnight on Friday.
5. Visit the other bloggers who have linked up and laugh your ass off.

Wednesday...again

It's Wednesday again and since I know you are all on the edges of your seats waiting for this week's Special Needs Ryan Gosling picture I will get that out of the way first.

Hey Girl....I need some sensory input

Recently a number of people on Facebook paid me a compliment by telling me I always share great articles and such on my FB wall for people to read and that got me thinking that maybe I could do the same here on my blog each week.  

I already have Friday's slated for Special Needs Ryan Gosling and on Wednesdays I pick the photo for Friday's link up but other than that I often run out of things to say and my post ends up just being a picture of Ryan (not that that is a bad thing!) but I also don't want my blog to be all about me and what I'm doing with a few pics of Ryan thrown into the mix.

Starting today I'd like to give some shout-outs to other blogs or articles I have stumbled upon and enjoyed, made me laugh, or really made me think.

Let's do this...

Mostly True Stuff:  Gay Marriage-  Lexi puts her heart on her sleeve and tells us why she supports gay marriage even though many who share her faith do not.  This post had me wanting to send her a virtual fist bump in solidarity.

Double X Science:  Motherhood, war, and attachment: what does it all mean?-  Emily takes on the TIME magazine article declaring mothers are at war with one another and instead points to scientific research behind a positive parent-child relationship

Bird and Cleaver:  Homecoming-  My friend Lindsay recently lost her grandmother in a horrible car accident.  The post she wrote in her memory reminded me so much of my own grandmother and how it is never too late to call up those you love and tell them.  Again.

BuzzFeed:  Things that will make you feel old-  Yep, I'm damn near ancient.

What great posts or articles did you read this week?

Social Story: No Swearing

As some of you know Sam has become quite fluent lately at using a number of unacceptable words and phrases.

Last week he announced to his class that he "hates black people" and in the past week I have heard him say many swear words at completely random moments.  Sometimes he is in his room by  himself and I overhear him repeating the words out loud to himself for no apparent reason.

I have tried telling Sam that bad words are not allowed and that when he says them he will lose privileges such as playing on the iPad, his computer, and the wii for one day.

Clearly this is not working because he is still saying the words at both home and at school.

While lamenting to friends on Twitter about my frustrations over Sam's potty mouth someone asked if a social story would help Sam understand the consequences of using bad words?  I wanted to reach through my computer and hug the woman because I hadn't even considered it and from past experience social stories have really helped Sam understand and deal with some tough situations.

So, today I created a social story about not using bad words and because I know a number of you are struggling with the same type of negative behaviors in your kids (ASD or not!) I thought I would share it with you.

You can choose to download the file and then print it or view it with your kids directly on the computer.  For Sam I find it is best to print it because holding it in his hands and turning the pages seems to help make it more real for him.


Sam Will Use GOOD Words

If this doesn't work then I'm going to fucking lose my shit.

Ahem.