Resources & Tools

We all need additional resources and tools to combat the day to day battles to dress our children or get them to eat certain foods or handle changes. Over the last few years and even somewhat recently I have found some fantastic websites and tools that have been extremely beneficial to me. Just like when we finish school we aren't done learning, we are perpetually discovering and educating ourselves we should be doing the same thing regarding Asperger's.  
I read the book Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robinson a few years ago and it was so enlightening and helped me understand more of the mental thought process of someone with Asperger's and ever since I have been able to better communicate with my son. 

http://www.amazon.com/Look-Me-Eye-Life-Aspergers/dp/0307396185/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435329622&sr=8-1&keywords=don%27t+look+me+in+the+eye


A website I used often is the Parenting Aspergers Community, link below. There is just tons of information about EVERYTHING!!! They also have a blog and you can sign up to get the daily emails, which I recommend. This one site I go back to again and again.   

http://www.parentingaspergerscommunity.com/


My son has struggled to stay in his seat in school and to sit still. He has ADHD along with Asperger's. And he has had and Occupational Therapist as part of his school IEP since kindergarten and we have tried various "fidgets" but for the wedding I wanted something for him to hold instead of his ipad as he tends to turn up the volume without realizing it. I can't believe I never found this before because he LOVED it and wants them for school. 

http://www.amazon.com/Tangle-Creations-8800-Relax-Therapy/dp/B001EWC5M4/ref=pd_bxgy_364_img_y

I also found this desktop "fidgipod" that may work well for him to keep on his desk and the fidget in his pocket.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DTX9GE6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3DGHFWJ7MK8A&coliid=I3L159AEHGZKGK

I would love to hear some other tools and resources you use.