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  • Autism Mom updates: Ethan’s continued progress through ABA and OT
  • Submitting my USC and CSUDH OTCAS Applications in the midst of COVID-19
  • Autism Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic #autismawarenessmonth
  • VIDEO: ABA therapy progress
  • ABA Adventures at the Botanic Garden and Beach!

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    Autism Mom updates: Ethan’s continued progress through ABA and OT

    August 26, 2020 / No Comments

    Since Ethan started with First Steps, he's started to consistently imitate our words, learned how to use the LAMP program in his AAC device, learned to identify more than 50 objects and learned how to identify colors and match like objects. His attention to his virtual class sessions during the summer session at LAUNCH preschool improved 100%.

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    Liza CK
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    Submitting my USC and CSUDH OTCAS Applications in the midst of COVID-19

    August 26, 2020 / No Comments

    My journey in preparing to apply for OT schools confirmed what I already knew: I was called to Occupational Therapy. I had never known about OT before my son's ASD diagnosis, but slowly, going to each OT appointment, talking to his OTs about his progress and seeing how much it made him better, I began to desire to help kids on the spectrum in the same way.

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    Liza CK
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    Autism Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic #autismawarenessmonth

    April 22, 2020 / No Comments

    It's been a while since I've updated Autism Mom Diaries. So much has happened since November, the biggest change, no doubt, being the coronavirus outbreak. Let me detail some of Ethan's developments since November, including how we've coped with the COVID-19 situation until the present time. #autismawareness

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    Liza CK
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    ABA Adventures at the Botanic Garden and Beach!

    November 24, 2019 / No Comments

    Since Ethan and his ABA therapist have had a lot of time to build rapport at home, we frequent Hickory, Wilson and South Park, which are all in the area, we've been to Torrance Beach a couple of times, and we recently visited the South Coast Botanic Garden.

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    Liza CK
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    First Day at LAUNCH Preschool! (and other LAUNCH updates)

    November 24, 2019 / 2 Comments

    As a true mama bear, I was both super excited and worried about Ethan's entry into Torrance Unified School District through LAUNCH preschool, which had a very good reputation as a hybrid program for both typically developing PALS and special needs kids.

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    Liza CK
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    Back at School for the MSOT program at CSUDH!

    September 6, 2019 / No Comments

    I already had this feeling that I wanted to eventually become a professional in the field of serving special needs children. And ever since I started this blog and Ethan got diagnosed my interest in the field of pediatric therapy grew. I attended the info session to see if studying Occupational Therapy would indeed be for me.

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan Gets A Preview of Our Future Doberman Pup!

    August 14, 2019 / No Comments

    After a chill time at the Central Coast, which was of course, partly spent just enjoying wine at our favorite tasting room, Moonstone Cellars, we were finally off to the dog ranch, where we planned to go to meet some Dobie pups and parents. We went to West Coast Doberman, a reputable Doberman breeder located in Northern California.

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan’s Summer Shenanigans (Part 2)

    July 31, 2019 / No Comments

    Mommy’s been super busy these days, with ABA therapy, working from home, doing housework and actively organizing the South Bay Autism Parent Support Group, so here are some videos as quick updates of what we’ve been up to!

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan’s Summer Shenanigans

    July 31, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan’s made so much progress and did so much this summer! He waded at the beach shore for the first time, did his first eskimo kiss with Dad, met a lot of new friends, went to the splash pad for the first time and played chase for the first time! I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves!

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    Liza CK
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    Ethan’s Transition Meeting from PTN to LAUNCH Preschool

    June 21, 2019 / No Comments

    Our former Harbor Regional Center coordinator had told us that Ethan’s transition meeting would just consist of introductions. That it was, a brief meeting where preliminary introductions were made and we were given an opportunity to advocate for Ethan’s needs. I can say with confidence that the transition meeting last June 6th, Thursday, was a great success. The meeting consisted of a special education teacher from Torrance Unified School District, our new Harbor Regional Center coordinator, our son’s teacher and a teacher trainee from Pediatric Therapy Network. SIDE NOTE: It was funny how Ethan was turning the lights on and off the whole time.😂The teacher from TUSD just pretty much…

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    Liza CK
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Autism Mom and Writer

Abby Khou is the mom of a three-year-old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and work-from-home Communication Manager for a digital marketing agency in Santa Monica. She earned her M.A. in English from Cal Poly Pomona in 2013. She aspires to be a pediatric occupational therapist in a few years to better help her son Ethan and other children with special needs.

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  • Autism Mom updates: Ethan’s continued progress through ABA and OT
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  • Autism Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic #autismawarenessmonth
  • VIDEO: ABA therapy progress
  • ABA Adventures at the Botanic Garden and Beach!

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