Gill-G's travel case

Gill- G has high functioning Autism. We never had an issue accepting it because it helps define who he is. We do not feel sorry for ourselves and we do not regret anything. I love him dearly and accepted it long before we knew he was Autistic. Gill-G was going on  27 months before we started testing and it would be another 3 or 4 months with speech therapy before he would even start talking. He would occasionally have melt downs and bite himself until he bleed.  There is a never ending curve of learning because he is learning and developing too.
Just because you know one kid with Autism does not mean you know Autism because Autism has many faces and no two are a like.

But this article is not about living with Autism, it is about living with allergies. Autism just plays a minor part because it affects the way he thinks. 

We have a special baggie in my purse to carry things for Gill-G. 

Inside we have some important thing in case of emergency for when we go out with Gill-G.

This case is easy enough you can get into it but difficult enough that it should slow the children down. 

One side contains an all natural sunscreen because he burns easily and a lotion balm I found on Avon.  The lotion balm is great for the extreme itchy days and we can't get to the lotion or coconut oil and it does not make a huge mess. Normally we also have a small supply of band aids but someone has not replaced it.

The other side contains epi pens and a letter. I also plan on adding Children's Benadryl Liquid Allergy Relief - NEW Larger Size (8 Fl Oz X 2) We had some in there but with allergy season we grabbed it and forgot to refill it. The letter was written for us by our developmental Doctor. This give us the protection if someone hears Gill-G screaming" stop hitting me or you are hurting me" and calls the cops. You would be surprised at the things that can happen. 

Pixy Cubes

I keep looking for new games to play with the kids but also want something that is going to help teach. One day I came across Pixy Cubes which is meant for 6+ kids. I decided that I was going to buy it for my kids anyways. 

Yasser loved it and after 20 minutes of explaining her the point of the game she finally got it. The boys are a little trickier. Gill-G understood matching the card part of the game but the time and beating people was difficult. 

So we altered the rules a lot. We gave them longer study time. The best part is classroom use because it is problem solving!! 

I just gave Gill-G cards and the dice and let him think through which ones he needed and put the puzzle together. He loved it. Hulk man like stacking it more than anything but it was nice finding a game that did not cost a small fortune and has a variety of uses for me. Looking forward to our next game.  Check out Pixy Cubes!!