I was informed by a friend of the family about a new local restaurant that has created a “sensory” dining room targeted at kids just like my son. We tried it out yesterday and I was so impressed with the level of thought given to so many small details. First, there is a totally separate ...
Somedays are harder than others. Sometimes, living in both the special needs and neuro-typical world is challenging. During the moment it\'s easy to get lost in the emotion and feel defeated. But after time, you can look back and realize that progress is being made all the time.
I can remember it like it was yesterday. I already knew what the outcome would be- but I clung onto hope. Two weeks prior, Eric had been sent for a speech evaluation and after some testing, they recommended a hearing test. It’s an odd feeling, when your son fails a hearing test and you ...
Every morning for several weeks now the first thing Eric says when he comes downstairs is “No school?” In one way it kind of makes me happy – since I think every teenager feels that way when they wake up. In another way, it makes me sad and worried. Why doesn’t he want to go ...
Today is 12 years since our son was diagnosed with autism. 12 years…… Basically, I pretty much can’t remember life before. It has consumed so much of my life and led me on an unexpected journey. I found an email that I had sent to a friend just a few days after he was diagnosed: ...
Last week we had an IEP meeting at Eric’s new school. After graduating from middle school in June, we had searched and searched and searched until we found the school that felt right for him. I was further convinced about our decision when, during the meeting, the staff started reading me their comments they completed ...
I watch as “it” transforms your personality from giggly, to emotional, to distant, to loving all in a matter of hours. It is painful to watch “it” make you flounce around your bed like a fish out of water as if you cannot get comfortable in your own skin. I’m not sure ...
“I’m going to college”…. four words that filled my heart in so many ways….. Those are the word’s a friend’s son said when he found out he was accepted into not one but two special needs college programs. I remember it vividly when I saw her post about it on facebook — it actually ...
Today I had a “mommy and me” day with my daughter. We went to the beach. It’s my happy place. It’s even happier when she is there with me 🙂 She has had such a busy summer that I have barely seen her. (Mental note: In next life, come back as my daughter!)… We got ...
I saw this graphic shared by a friend earlier today, and found it super interesting. In many ways in our house, it seems like anxiety is an even bigger issue to deal with than autism. It affects our son in so many ways that we know of – and probably many areas that we don’t ...
