Since both of my kids have been trick or treating, I have been the one that stays home and hands out the candy, while the hubby takes them out. Since my daughter is now 15, I am left wondering, how old is too "old" to trick or treat? I get such a kick out of the kids that come to our door - some can barely talk and get the words out and some older ones just stick their hand out without even saying those magic words, "trick or treat." My feeling is, if they're old enough to be making the effort, they deserve at least one piece of candy. I think the funniest costume(s) I saw were a few years ago when a bunch of teens jumped out of our bushes with a flash camera aimed at me and told me they were the "paparazzi." I felt like I was a "star!" Pretty original idea!! I'm now on the hunt for a costume for my 7 year old. With the different sensory issues he has, it has been challenging since he doesn't really like things on his head or face for a long period of time. If you take a look around at the costumes out there (which where I live have been out for at least a month), that lets out quite a few! I readily admit, I'm not one of those super crafty moms that can sew their own child's costume. My family knows I can do the basic sewing, like sewing a button on that fell off, but that's about where my sewing talents end! I think one of the easiest things to do if all else fails is to just wear a pair of pajamas (doesn't it always seem to be chilly Halloween night??). I am still able to find pajamas with feet in my son's size, so I may just decide to do that. Anybody out there have any good ideas for him?? My daughter is thinking pretty seriously about going out this year and said she will put together a costume with stuff around our house. That ought to be interesting!!!
When Dominic was diagnosed with Autism at 2 1/2, I went to our local library and took out every book I could find about Autism. Sometimes I would bring back 20 books. This was 2006, so a lot of the information was very "dated." I guess I was looking for a book that would tell me what I should do next, like a "manual." Autism doesn't quite work that way! The saying is, " if you know one person with Autism, you know one person with Autism." Every mom to an individual with Autism follows their own "path." I think as moms, we judge ourselves much harder than anyone else does. I was 41 when I had Dominic. Did he get the diagnosis of Autism because I was an older mom? because I drank a lot of pop? I could sit and think about that every minute of every day. I am pretty integrated into the Autism community around Lansing and have told more than one person that it took me about two weeks to come to terms with Dominic's diagnosis. It is so incredib...
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