You’ve Got to be Kidding Me!
I’d love to say that nothing shocks me anymore, I’ve seen and heard so much, but I just had a meeting this morning that made me so flabbergasted I’m reeling. I’ve written before about the whole complicated and frustrating process I’ve been going through with my daughter Rose, getting her diagnosed with autism, because she […]
We Got a Trampoline!
My 5.5 year old daughter Rose is extremely delicious and cute, but also has lots of behavior issues (due in no small part to her autism). One of the things that is most difficult for me, though, is that because of her sensory issues, she’s nearly always sensory seeking, looking for ways to get sensory […]
So What’s With Rose’s Autism Diagnosis?
In November of last year I wrote about my daughter Rose getting diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 and a half, which was such a relief to me and gave me so many answers and direction. As I wrote beforehand, she was diagnosed with autism as part of a study comparing the differences […]
Our Family’s Second Autism Diagnosis
My daughter Rose is the light of my life. I can also say that, at the very same time, without a doubt, she is one of the biggest challenges in my life. Ever since she was born, I’ve felt that my life has been unraveling, and I’ve been slowly falling apart. Rose’s smiles are bright […]
Autism, ABA Therapy, and My Next Step?
Usually when I write a blog post, it is because I want to share something that is important to me, that I discovered, something that I think will help other people. But this post isn’t going to be anything like my standard posts. Instead of it being my sharing with you, it is my asking […]
Explaining To My Kids About My Son’s Autism Diagnosis
Ike with Annelise and Rose- please excuse the red eye I have been involving you readers on my parenting journey nearly since it started, especially when it comes to schooling my children, and some things came up that make an impact on our lives as a family and future decisions that we will be making, […]