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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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    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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    The Family Goes to Big Bear!

    May 22, 2019 / No Comments

    That night, it snowed in Big Bear. It was the first time that I had seen snow in several years. It was Ethan's first experience of snow too! I went out and raised my arms up and ecstatically basked in the snow. Snow in May is definitely a divine experience.

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    Liza CK
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    Video: Physical therapy progress

    May 1, 2019 / No Comments

    Ethan has been going to physical therapy at Kids in Motion since July 2018 and receiving PT at the Leaps and Bounds program at the Pediatric Therapy Network since September 2018. It was July when he started walking at 21 months. This was one milestone that was definitely emotional for me; I began to get extremely worried when Ethan hadn’t walked yet at 18 months. He progressed so much since starting physical therapy. (He started around the time he took his first steps). The development of his gross motor skills and motor planning definitely skyrocketed! His therapist at Kids in Motion is Thérèse Willis and in Pediatric Therapy Network, Stephanie…

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    Liza CK
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    A Conversation with Emily Bobseine, M.A. CCC-SLP of Kids in Motion

    March 26, 2019 / No Comments

    Emily Bobseine, M.A. CCC-SLP or as we simply call her, Emily, is Ethan’s Speech and Language therapist at Kids in Motion, a pediatric therapy clinic in Torrance, CA where he also receives occupational and physical therapy. Emily makes Ethan’s therapy sessions always fun and engaging, and Ethan is always running to her room even when it’s not speech day! Since starting speech at Kids in Motion, along with the Leaps and Bounds program at Pediatric Therapy Network, Ethan has grown leaps and bounds! He has said, “Go!” to complete “Ready, Set, Go!” “I got it!” and started to attempt words present in his favorite nursery rhymes. He has also been…

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    Liza CK
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    Another Autism Poem

    February 28, 2019 / No Comments

    Poetry break! A poem inspired by my son's Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis.

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    Liza CK
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    An Autism Poem

    February 18, 2019 / No Comments

    A poetry break! A poem on Autism inspired by the many times I watched and learned as Ethan was in therapy.

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    Liza CK

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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 Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic #autismawarenessmonth
  • VIDEO: ABA therapy progress
  • ABA Adventures at the Botanic Garden and Beach!

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