Yesterday was the special olympics qualifier #2. I know! ANOTHER one!!!!! As much as I love seeing Robb swim they do get old! Robb did finish 2 of 3 of his races though. One of them e had some help getting to the end of, but it was unassisted and I say it was a success!!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Special Olympics Spirit Walk
Yesterday, my family participated in the special olympics spirit walk!!! It raised money for the special olympics and it was a lot of fun!!! It was all of the different athletes from different sports so we met lots of new people. There were also people from Robb's team "the dolphins" that we saw!!! A great way to stay active for a good cause!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Special Olympics Qualifier
Yesterday Robb did the special olympics qualifier! Since there wasn't a race that was assisted swim, he had to do the 25 ft. unassisted swim. And he did it!!!!!! He swam the whole way across and we couldn't be more proud!:) Also he had to wait 5 hours before his race began!!!!!!!! And even though me and my dad were complaining and being all grouchy Robb didn't get mad once! Usually he would smack his head, yell, and draw much attention to himself in doing so, but he didn't!!!!:):):):):):) I couldn't be more proud of my if bro!!
Thursday, April 3, 2014
"the throwing stage" (hopefully a stage)
Lately Robb has been throwing stuff my family thinks to get attention. He will throw anything he can get his hands on. This can be SUPER annoying especially when I am trying to do my homework. I think it is just his way of communication and hope fully he will be able to find a knew way to communicate. He knows he will get a reaction from this (especially if it is glass and it breaks), and he wants that reaction to make an impression, get attention, and communicate.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
National Down syndrome Day
Sorry I was a little late on this post but I just thought y'all should know that friday the 22'nd was national down syndrome day! Though the month is October that was the day so I hope that you raised your blue and yellow flag, but if not we are ready for next year!!!!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Autism Awareness day is coming up!
In honor of autism awareness day coming up I thought I can show you how easy it is to make a difference and donate to a charity for autism research! Here are some links to some of my favorite charities:
http://www.autismspeaks.org
http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/donate.php
http://www.autism.org.uk
Also you can volunteer! I volunteer at the Shaffer Center every month. I play with the kids there and it is so much fun for me and for them!!!
http://www.autismspeaks.org
http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/donate.php
http://www.autism.org.uk
Also you can volunteer! I volunteer at the Shaffer Center every month. I play with the kids there and it is so much fun for me and for them!!!
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
A Normal Weekend
Someone requested to have a post about a normal weekend for Robb so here it is!
Like most people Robb doesn't do the exact same thing every weekend. He is a busy person! Here are things he does every weekend. Like most teenagers he sleeps until 12:00 and has the worst bed head when he gets up. Also he has Occupational therapy in which he learns life skills like setting up the table and eating with his fork and not getting ketchup everywhere. Also from january to june Robb is training in the pool for special olympics!!! And what weekend would't be complete with out a couple episodes of the wiggles?!? Besides that Robb does many different things on the weekends! I'll try to keep you posted!!!
Monday, February 24, 2014
A cool thing about Robb's School
At Robb's school all of the kids have notebooks in which the teachers write how the day went! Then my mom reply's on the sheet. It helps to see how his day was and what he and that day and to see the progress that Robb is making!
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Autism and Love
"Autism and Love" music video
This is an Autism awareness music video made for Real Look Autism (A great website! Check it out: http://www.reallookautism.com)! The cover is of my mother and Robb, and look closely in the video you will see a short video of Robb and I when we were younger! Hope everyone had a happy Valentines Day!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Robb's Life in the eyes of his brother
Hi, my name's Poe, I am Robb's younger brother. I love Robb, but he gets pretty much all the attention in our family. He likes to watch me play sports and he gets disappointed when me and my sister fight. He can be funny to! But sometimes he thinks it is funny to laugh at me when I am hurt so he is basically a normal brother. In someways it's good and in someways it's bad, but what is pretty awesome is that Robb doesn't hurt me and I don't hurt him. But I still see him as a normal brother.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Sibling Panel
On Tuesday I was on a panel for siblings of kids with special needs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore MD. Me and some other siblings got in front of people studying to be Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and other people in that field and we would talk about are relationship with our sibling, challenges, how my relationships have been affected, what therapists were doing that I don't like, and many other topics. This is my second year doing the panel and I plan to do it next year for it is a lot of fun to show people what life is like from the view of a sibling of someone with special needs! Happy Almost Valentines Day!
Monday, January 27, 2014
2014 Olympics Training
It is that time of year again, the 2014 olympics Training is starting! The lunch was yesterday where all of the olympians meet officially starting it! This will be Robb's 3'rd year competing and we our hoping he will be able to do the unassisted swim, but either way Robb is exited to get back with the team!
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