Impasses and other fish
I've hit a wall with Chance about his occuptaional therapy. We've been doing rhythmic movement therapy (Primitive Reflex Integration) since last October. (Wow, I didn't realize it had been so [...]
Kind of huge in the mundane world
The days go slipping by. It's funny, I've been doing this blog for so long - and so many bloggers I know have picked up and moved on - but [...]
Everyone wants to be heard
I've been reading this book, I Am in Here: The Journey of a Child with Autism Who Cannot Speak but Finds Her Voice, by Elizabeth Bonker and Virginia Breen. I [...]
I almost jinxed it by saying how well things were going
Chance has had a rough time at school this week. This year in general has gone a lot better than last year, but this week he started throwing tantrums at [...]
On socks and shoes and little boys
Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. They've got 13 new styles for boys and [...]
We’re all a little hyper sometimes
I got summer locked up today! I am feeling very relieved and rather energized. Trips kept coming up and disappearing and dates shifted and well, we got all vacations sorted, [...]
a bit of mommy burn out
Chance woke up with a very high fever this morning, 103.7, and I gave him motrin and threw him in the bath and basically did all the things to bring [...]
This is me not blogging
We had our first SST meeting for Chance at school last week. SST stands for Student Success Team. I guess it used to stand for Student Study Team or something [...]
Activities and SPD
Combating Chance's constant energy and craving for social interaction can be exhausting. He will come home from school, chill for an hour, and then, after being with his friends all [...]