It was a simple blood draw. Oh wait, did I say simple? Nothing in life is simple when you have a child with Autism. Everything, and I mean everything looks different for our family. I thought that if there would be a place where people understood it would be the blue smocked folks in the…
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be positive for the little people – part 2 (Autism)
Yesterday I wrote about being positive for the little people – part 1 (if you haven’t read it, go ahead, we’ll see you back here in a bit). Now for the second installment that I promised. I believe that families are like those bouncy-ball toys that light up. If one family member is lit up,…
Read Morebe positive for the little people – part 1 (Autism)
Some of you who parent a child who has Autism get it, you see the great potential they possess and the intelligence which lies within them. Some parents have difficulty seeing those positive attributes in their children. I fall somewhere in the middle, though I hope closer toward the former. I am making progress in…
Read Morenegativity is contagious (adoption/foster)
Ebooks have this nifty technology that enables a reader to highlight a section of text. If enough people highlight a passage, it will be underlined in every issue of that ebook sold. In some books I’ve read, hundreds of people have highlighted a section. I see it going like this: Reader sees underlined sentence. Reader…
Read Moremy wish for you in 2014
I’m not a fan of New Years resolutions. Probably because I’ve never made a serious one, and all I’ve really witnessed of those who make them is that they don’t follow through. I’ve been in the gym in January, and then again in May, and many of the fitness fanatics who began the year with…
Read Moreviewing my nonverbal child differently (special needs/Autism)
My son, Jeremiah, has something to say. Problem is, he can’t. He has nonverbal Autism. I’ve known he wants to communicate; what he wants to eat, what he doesn’t want to do, what movie he wants to watch. How do I know? Because he’s learned how to use body language (not sign language) to show…
Read Morehigh or low functioning: does it really matter? (Autism)
Is your child high or low functioning? If you have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it’s probable you’ve been asked this question. How did you answer? Do you have a planned response if someone asks you this? The Autism Spectrum is large, it encompasses a vast array of abilities, and now that Aspergers is…
Read Morehardly typical (reposted from Moved by Mercy)
I found this beautiful post on Moved by Mercy. I have previously written about our daughter, Payton, and how, despite her setbacks, she has always been amazing with her brother. As I read this post I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Dave’s words describe so much of who she is. She has been dealt a blow…
Read Morethankful therapy
I thought the post I wrote last week would be the last one until after Thanksgiving, then I began thinking about just that; Thanksgiving, and what it means. If you’re on Facebook, you’ve seen people posting daily about what they’re thankful for. Awesome idea. But it’s hard to be thankful when your children are hurting,…
Read Moreavoid holiday hassles
We all know the holiday hoopla is fast approaching. Some of us look forward to it, but for many it brings a mixture of depression and anxiety, filling us until it’s all over and we can say it’s two-thousand-fourteen. No matter where we find ourselves, many of us will be visiting family or friends during…
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