Finding Nemo: Take Two

Posted by on Sep 29, 2012 in Blog | 10 comments After what happened last week, Angel finally got to see Finding Nemo at the AMC theater at Bay Plaza. He had a great time and for that I am pleased. When the general manager of the theater told me, last week, that he is a ” firm beleiver in making things right,”  he was not kidding. The sensory- friendly 2D version of Finding Nemo was offered to families of autistic children for FREE...
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Walking the Line as a Working Parent

Posted by on Sep 27, 2012 in Blog | 7 comments No job is secure these days and as a working parent, I often feel like I am skating on thin ice. I always try my best to limit my time out of the office. If I must take time off, I keep my reasons private. No one wants to be the parent who always has an issue with their child. I am even more self-conscious of this because only a small percentage of my co-workers have young children. As far as I...
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Aww Man! Where is Nemo?

Posted by on Sep 22, 2012 in Blog | 20 comments This morning we got Angel ready and headed out to the AMC Theater at Bay Plaza in the Bronx. We had been looking forward to seeing a sensory-friendly showing of Finding Nemo and the day was finally here. This movie was being presented by the AMC Theaters in partnership with the Autism Society. As soon as we got to the movie theater, we bought our tickets for the 10:00 am movie and headed up to...
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Angel Goes to Church: Tolerance From the Pulpit

Posted by on Sep 18, 2012 in Blog | 9 comments Angel was a quiet baby and based on my experiences at church, he was expected to remain quiet. Back then, we could attend church and get through a service without being banished to the lobby because someone thought that Angel was being disruptive. As Angel got older, his behavior in church began to change as his attention span got shorter and shorter. He would squeal when everyone else was quiet...
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This Squeaky Wheel Got the Grease

Posted by on Sep 13, 2012 in Blog | 11 comments I did not anticipate having to put on my “advocate cape” so early in the school year. You would wear one too if your child had to endure a three-hour bus ride home from school day after day.  When we enrolled Angel in a school located in another borough, we were a bit uneasy about his commute. However, there were other things to consider as well. In an effort to seek an appropriate...
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