This book: The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2013. Not sure which one you are going to but they do one for Disneyworld as well. These books give you information about every detail. (And don't worry, they aren't thick tomes.) We had one day in July to go and I had a three year old and a six year old with HFA. We all had a fabulous time, went on every single ride we were interested in and there was not a single meltdown. Not one! The tour plans alone are worth the price of the book.

Thank you for your perspective--I can't stand those sections either and your testimony to your experiences & feelings is the most compelling reason I've heard for bringing myself to read them.

Go to the Marine Institute at Dana Point Harbor, down the I5 30 miles south of Anaheim. Tide pools galore and the Institute is pretty neat too.

My two boys loved these ones: http://www.shopgreatproducts.com/new-zombies-t-shirt/ http://www.shopgreatproducts.com/new-ninja-t-shirt/

From what you said, you may wish to look into Moving Beyond the Page and/or a workbox system, such as Sue Thompson's method.

For school we are reading fairy tales. For fun, we read Friendship According to Humphrey, and will probably finish out the series.

Medication here also. My oldest is on Intuniv, Celexa and a very small dose of Risperidone. It's helped so much, and now CBT actually has a chance of working. Good nutrition, a consistent bedtime and carefully monitoring media are also necessary at our house.

I think I am starting to read between the lines here! It says a lot for this forum that so many special needs parents continue to participate even when the curriculum and approach does not work well for their kids. Allison

Hi, I am new to this board and am a brand new homeschooler with an HFA son going into first grade. His comprehension seems to be at grade level, but his poor fine motor skills made him resist doing any assignments with writing at all. (His school performance improved dramatically when they allowed him to dictate his assignments.) At home, he tests out at first grade level; at school, much lower. Due to his difficulties, I believe he is becoming resistant to learning generally and pulled him for that reason and because the classroom environment was distracting and a bit overwhelming to him. I love, love, love the whole idea of WTM (it would have been perfect for me as a child) but am wondering if it will be appropriate for him. He is also disorganized and needs lots of structure and actively resists reading or anything "school-related" right now. I am going back and forth between this method and Calvert school. ANY advice or experience would be appreciated......why didn't WTM and unit studies work for you???? Thanks so much, Allison