It’s that time of year again – the lazy hazy days of summer. Visits to the pool and beaches, cookouts, catching fireflies at night – making wonderful memories of a time slowed by heat and humidity. Unfortunately, it is also a time when many children will lose their lives through absolutely no action of their…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
To Tell or Not to Tell, That is the Question…
Do I, or don’t I? Do I tell them? Or do I just wait for the inevitable phone call, or note home? One of the many things I struggle with when it comes to Spiff is whether or not to tell you about his Autism. And by you I mean anyone. Teachers, Camp Staff, Friends,…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
He looks how I feel. We are still in the hospital and Ivy and I are missing our family. Badly. Got something emotional to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus ;
Try This Tuesday #52: VideoPlaylist.org
Today I wanted to share another great online resource that I have heard about recently, called VideoPlaylist.org. Here’s the basic concept of the site, as stated by the founder: Does anyone else use YouTube videos with their ASD kids? We use YouTube videos with my son both as reinforcers and as a self-guided leisure activity….
Top 10 signs you need a break
10. Someone stares at your kid funny and you snap, “Bite me!” 9. You put your child’s braces away…in the fridge. 8. You start fantasizing about snorting your child’s medication. 7. Your most meaningful conversations in life are with the speech/occuptional/physical therapist. 6. You start fantasizing about making your husband snort your child’s medication. 5….
Celebrating Joys Shared: A Blue Bunny Ice Cream Photo Contest
Well, it looks as though Mr. Linky has jumped ship yet again. sigh. So just add your link in the comments section below and we’ll add them to Mr. Linky when he’s back up. I think if you could ask a parent of a child with special needs what they would like others to know…
Don’t Hate Me Because My Floors Are Spotless
Comments are now closed! Thanks everyone! Living with a medically fragile kid who spends a vast majority of his time on the floor makes the cleanliness of those floors a high priority. Very high. To the point where I’ve been called …..a Clean Freak…..OCD…..and The Mad Cleaner. All in one sentence. Hey. You have your…
The rain
It was supposed to be a quick stop at the craft store. I only needed one special piece of scrapbook paper. But as the husband will tell you, anyone who has a passing interest in quilting, scrapbooking, and crafts in general never makes a “quick” stop at the craft store. I took Isaiah, my 12-year-old,…
Side effects
Matthew was home for the 4th of July weekend, just a few days after his psychiatrist replaced one the medications that helped manage his aggressive behavior with another-Riperdal. “A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that risperdal not only decreased aggression in individuals on the spectrum, but also reduced repetitive behaviors and increased…
On Ports
Ivy has been on a downhill slide for the last ten days. Up down, up down. Sick, okay, just hanging in there. Each day has been an adventure. After the PICC came out, her ears started discharging almost immediately and the paed was getting all his eggs together, planning his next move. We were trying…