The Quiet Crisis Next Door

Category: Ariana’s Posts

  • Some Therapy Tie-ins

    This week’s post is all about tying up a few therapy notes loose ends. I strive to be comprehensive enough in each post to adequately address an issue and be useful to those who may need to try similar strategies or techniques. However, some of this past month’s topics were already long enough on words…

  • “You Would Cry Too”

    For years, I have lived in a state of hypervigilance. So many seemingly simple moments for other families are packed with opportunities for my son to be seriously harmed. Some things Tony does because he either lacks a more complete understanding or currently can’t hold onto what will happen to him if he succeeds in…

  • “I Don’t Like It”

    And no, I’m not talking about the La Usurpadora reboot. Although if I were to be asked, I’d have to confess to thinking that Gabriela Spanic was pretty iconic as the twins in the production she starred in, and therefore no other Paola need apply. Sadly, as much as I’d rather be talking about plot…

  • August Gratitude & Some Reading

    To Ash If I were asked to give a naked truth, I would have said that you were never anyone I expected to find reaching out to me in times of needed repair, extending grace and support. We lived in different friendship circles, even when we used to go to the same church. Yet two…

  • The Snail

    During my elementary school years here in the great state of Arizona, there was a certain snail that made frequent appearances as the star of a seemingly endless string of word problems. His progress and his challenges were ever mutating, but the crux of the situation was that he was desperately trying to get out…

  • A Fine Line

    A couple of weeks ago, Jessi and I were talking as I was firing up the Frankenkindle. She very graciously sits with Tony a few minutes after each session while he watches a video on this near ancient relic so that I can use the bathroom before starting our drive home. Currently Tony is only…

  • About that Calendar…

    You may have some questions about this picture. Now, there is (of course) a story behind it and we certainly will get all of it displayed up on the wall- eventually. For right now, I will start off by stating the obvious (that it was not taken near Halloween) and that yes, I really am…

  • A Call to Action

    This past Tuesday evening, I was privileged to briefly address attendees at the opening night of DDD’s Provider Rate Increase Forums in support of increased funding for music therapy, respite, and habilitation. I say that I am privileged because what allowed me to do so was a blessing some there did not have- I was…

  • Progress- One Snip at a Time

    Last week, one of my fabulous sisters-in-law asked Andy via text how I get Tony to sit still for haircuts. The shortest version of an answer to that would be: I don’t. I can’t. He can’t. His sensory differences are far too profound. But, I promised a post on what we are doing, so here…

  • July Gratitude & Some Reading

    To Suzanne Oliver, Founder & Executive Director of NMTSA Over four years ago, after our son was determined to be eligible for ALTCS and DDD, I quickly placed our little man on a wait list for your clinic (which was my top choice for music therapy because of your focus on NMT). After doing so,…