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Truth is, I planned on writing about a different topic this week. But at this point, I’ve tried to drown my frazzled in about half a cup of Cherry Garcia and not quite managed to fully find, rescue, or resuscitate my tranquil…so I figured this was as good a week as any. Even when I
My world feels tilted off balance sometimes. I feel like I am constantly having tough things thrown in my direction and sometimes all of that dodging and swaying back and forth to manage all of it and stay standing can leave me feeling emotionally dizzy. Sometimes, that is just life, but it’s definitely life when
Acadia Long ago you first observed our son during your internship, but when you became the lead NMT therapist on his case it was under pandemic conditions using telehealth that I honestly never expected to be successful. You’ve been in those sessions. You remember what the first few weeks were like (thank you for not
I believe in keeping things as real as possible here, bearing in mind of course that I am committed to respecting the privacy levels requested for everyone who is in or interacts with our family. When I put pictures up showing some of my makeup, while my shots are not filtered or Photoshopped, I do
More than three years ago, we walked out of our son’s developmental pediatrician’s office, where his “…extreme hyperactivity and impulsivity…” (Dr. D’s diagnostic report, page 5) led to a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. Medication was recommended, because his symptoms were “…causing significant functional impairments in all aspects…” (page 5) of his life. Since then,
This week’s post is going to be super short. As a mom, both of my children hold equal pieces of my heart. Because I respect Hannah’s wishes for what she wants shared on-line, she isn’t as often on the pages of our blog right now. But I am just as honored to be her mom.
Pauline When you first started working with our son, we were trying to expand his flexibility in working with providers without me present. The last year didn’t end up being the therapy experience we were planning for Tony. I know there were points where the teletherapy programs weren’t easy to implement for anybody. I can’t
This week is another photographed journey, but this time we’re going to be moving past the challenges experienced in providing teletherapy to discuss the goals and therapeutic interventions for Tony’s NMT. We have been working on helping Tony increase his flexibility and spontaneous communication using Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT). Facilitating therapy looks different via teletherapy.
This is not a post designed for artistic eloquence, but rather one where I am speaking as a mother directly from my heart to the Arizona State Division of Developmental Disabilities, Governor Ducey, and all those responsible for funding disabilities services in this state. Whatever else we choose to leave behind from the emergency phase
“Mama!” I heard Hannah call out this fearful exclamation as I slipped down the last four stairs in our house, emotionally crusted over from I can’t even begin to tell you how many sleep deprived middle of the night escapades with Tony. My physical reflexes were often slightly impaired and set to spastic that early
