A birthday party with autistic siblings

It's not unusual for autistic kids to miss out on the whole birthday party scene.  Even the loudest and little five year old can feel overwhelmed with the new chaos and general attack on the senses that is a kids birthday party.   But that doesn't mean they should miss out, especially when it's their siblings birthday.

Madeupmilestones: The party with @2ndtimemama

I'm proud of so many of my kids achievements.  My boys often don't hit the same milestones as listed in the 'little red book' milestone chart and I've learned that creating our own milestone charts celebrating their own achievements is more valuable to me.  This series celebrates the #madeupmilestones of those we care about. This month it's from Mummy Times Two who shares a milestone about a birthday party.

The only one not invited

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There was a flutter of excitement in the house when the invitation was posted through the door.

Helium balloon learning and motor skills activity

For our eldest son's recent eighth birthday he declared that he wanted "those balloons that stay up." Instead of just opting for a giant foil figure eight I looked around and found an easy way we could have some educational fun with helium balloons at home.  Many kids with autism can benefit from developing their motor skills, listening skills and team work, so our helium balloon games focused on these.

We played musical balloons, pass the balloons and find the balloons.

Makeshift Birthday ball pit is a sensory success

Birthdays can be a real mission in our home. It's hardly surprising when two of your kids have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) so have difficulty with social/communications skills and you are also trying to feed and limit their senses according to their needs.