So, day 2 of the autism conference was pretty good. Michael had a bit of difficulty when a bucket of water got knocked over during “Wet Day” and his shoes and socks got all wet, but he recovered and had a good afternoon.
Unfortunately, just as I was picking him up, he accidentally brushed his arm against an iron that was still hot and got a minor burn on his arm. He had a nice little blister there now, but it seems to be healing up quickly.
The morning session I attended wasn’t quite what I expected, although the main presenter did have a lovely Irish accent. I bugged out at the break and spent the rest of the time before lunch reading a book. 
The Writing C.L.A.W.
I will tell you that there is just one writing grip she likes. It is called The Writing C.L.A.W., and I have never seen anything like it before.
Today, I am scheduled for a session on Adapted Physical Education and another on Legal Issues. Guess I’d better get myself up and moving!
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
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Trish,
Sorry I haven’t commented on the conference posts before today. I’ll be writing a post soon to try to explain. However, I just read your next post again and I wanted you to know that I appreciate your insights. Some people can be cruel, but that does not mean others do not appreciate you.
I am so tired of all of the fighting within the autism community. I recently felt attacked after leaving a comment on Rachel’s Autism and Empathy post on Facebook. One commenter implied all people from Georgia are stupid and all doctors are awful. I try not to take it personally. I know I have been guilty of saying things the wrong way sometimes, so I try to give the offender the benefit of the doubt. However there are times when it seems like people are either ignorant or just cruel.
I love the pencil grip and I wish there had been one like it to help Miranda when she was younger. Teachers can be harsh about children’s writing styles as Miranda noted in one of her recent posts and the old pencil grips did not help her anymore than the harsh teachers did.