My son who is 10 years old is autistic and has been a scout since he was six years old. He was semi verbal until he was really involved with scouts. Most of my readers know I sing the praises of Boy Scouts of America for autistic children. This past weekend was an event called… Continue reading One Autistic Scout Defying other Leaders Doubts
Back in August, the scouting year started again. We had new cub scouts and now our pack is up to almost 80 scouts. That is amazing but we had to recruit new leaders. This is great. Two of my sons are in the Bear level. This is all third grade boys and girls. There are… Continue reading How I Became Someone's Inspiration Porn
I see it all the time and hear the common phrase "my child cannot be a scout because they are autistic" and this could not be further from the truth. Scouting is a wonderful program for everyone. It is inclusive, teaches life skills and teaching youth about different types of people. I was a Girl… Continue reading Scouting Benefits Autistics
Today was Cub Scout day camp orientation. The director did an amazing thing had made a form to see if anything at all triggers a scout so they know what to do and what not to do. Kudos to her. One of the parents made a joke about "what could possibly trigger my son? This… Continue reading Martyr Moms are everywhere, Even orientation for Cub Scout Day Camp
Aviva Seigler 