One of the reasons I love our weekly Friday Family Fun Night… …is these memories. These moments when they seem to forget all that life has thrown at them and they are just brothers and sister. They play. And laugh. And love. They hold hands and help each other. They do what they can to…
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Book Recommendations: from parents of children on the spectrum
I asked fans of the REGULAR GUY facebook fan page to tell me which books have helped them along the way. CLICK HERE for list. I have a top ten list of my own and will post it next week. Will you do me a favor? Tell me which books have helped you along the…
The weaning process.
I think that I am the president of the “I hate Prednisone” club. While this little corticosteroid has it’s place in the medical world and definitely (unfortunately) in the life of my almost four year old daughter, I still loathe it. Ivy has been on this medication now for about 18 months and it supresses her…
This? Right Here? SCARES Me
So there I was on Twitter again, and I saw this come up in my twitterstream: Autistic Marine Booted From the Corps Go read it. I’ll wait. Done? Good. Did you not freak out a little? I did. Do you know how easy it is for children like Spiff to be easily led into doing…
Get Me Out Of This Box!
I pulled today’s post from my archive for two reasons – the new school year will soon be upon us, and I, like many other parents I know, are still battling the same things we have battled for years. I would like your comments, especially comments with strategies to make this school year better than…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
When you have a PICC line that is connected to IV antibiotics 24 hours a day you need a bag. When you have to wear a bag all day and all night and you are three and a half, it is essential that it be a) fashionable b) washable c) big enough because when…
Try This Tuesday #55: Working as a Team
I am so proud of myself and my husband today. Often, when Michael has a meltdown or is throwing one behavior after another at us to either get what he wants or avoid something he doesn’t, one or both of us lose our cool – either with him or with each other – in the…
Letting go of dreams for your child, building new ones
A parent I met through my blog, Angi, mom to Elizabeth Ann, mentioned an expert named Ken Moses the other day on a post I did about getting past grief. He’s a psychologist and speaker who helps people deal with trauma, crisis and loss, and father to a child with cerebral palsy. I Googled him…
We have a SteamBoyT1 Winner!
And the winner of our Reliable SteamboyT1 is: Debbie Yost! Debbie was chosen by Random.org. Enjoy!