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To Emily, For Everything Unwritten Oh my beautiful friend, a treasured member of the family of my heart, some might wonder what more I could possibly add to the notes I’ve already written you here. Yet you and I both know there is always so much more behind every post and every memory I’ve shared.
For me, there are times when I want a certain type of punctuation mark heralding the finality of a chapter in my life, and, in the ciphers of my heart, sometimes only a poem can suffice. In choosing to share this particular poem, I make no claims that it is the best I have written,
Currently, our ABA programs are focused on skills that are being both practiced inside and outside of the home. This week, I am going to give a brief overview of the in-home therapy programs. Although everything we are working on matters, the bulk of our time is spent working on skills necessary for Tony to
In Arizona, once a kiddo is diagnosed with a qualifying disability, they can apply for both the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) and Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) services. When Tony was diagnosed with level three Autism, we immediately applied for both services because the insurance we had at the time would not cover
To the Anonymous BCBA: Anonymous Online, but not in Our Hearts Without your decision last year to take over the clinical supervision of our son’s programs, Tony’s ABA programs would have entirely ceased to be, and his ABA RBT would have had to take another job. I honor your desire to remain unknown on these
“He’s growing so tall! He’s doing so well! He’s being so patient!” We were finishing up a quick trip into a local grocery store this morning with a new ABA behavioral therapist that is working with Tony in the mornings, and those were the cashier’s comments to us. As I have explained before to those
The past several years have felt like life coming at me as I stood, like Amy Lee in the video for Bring Me To Life, on one circumstantial ledge after another, trying to climb up from an effort to solve one problem to a solution for the next. And every time I get to that
Recently I have been blessed to be able to correspond via e-mail with someone else who has blogged, and she told me that my content is “very raw and real.” I try always to be real about what is going on, I want to be here in meaningful ways that only the truth can accomplish
A few days ago I was walking with Tony through one of our local parks, when I spotted a group of Monarch butterflies hanging down from the tips of some flowering plants like amber crystals from a chandelier. I instantly thought about how much Hannah would have loved to see that (she was in school),
BCBA1 For over two years now as the assistant clinical supervisor for Tony’s ABA programs, you have patiently and quietly interacted with our family each month, providing support to us, Casandra, and each supervising BCBA…and even by my calendar a thank you is long overdue. I am so grateful for the way you believe in
