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To N.C. For Helping Kindness In early February, our little man was having a bit of a tough day. J.N., Emily, and I were trying to get him to play games with us, but he was agitated and disinterested. Pursuing avoidance, he ran into the kitchen and began yanking the silverware drawer open and closing
Several weeks ago I promised a post with the therapy strategies I used to prepare Tony for our last Disneyland trip. By delivering this at the onset of the academic summer in the US, I want to be clear that I think a summertime trip to Disneyland should be avoided for kiddos with either Autism
I got similar feedback on last week’s post from both my hubby and a dear friend from out of state (hey girl!), and while they both agreed on the emotion it evoked, it’s Ms. T’s e-mailed comment that I’d like to speak a bit about this week: “Well I just read your post: it made
This past week, I was reading the news as I used the restroom (that is my dedicated time to peruse the headlines because even my bathroom time currently gets doubly committed), when I ran across a Rolling Stone article on Mrs. Smith. Normally, I don’t have time to do more than scan a few sentences
A few months ago, the clinic Tony goes to for physical therapy completed construction on an outside gym. This additional equipment has charmed his giggles and bubbled up bursts of joy each week he works outside with Ms. E, his physical therapist of nearly two years. When the weather won’t allow for work outdoors, his
To J.N. – for walking an extra mile with our family In an earlier post, I recounted how J.N. from Arizona Children’s Association offered during our first assessment meeting to visit Tony weekly to help generalize his cooperation with others. As the case manager who oversees the administration of benefits for Tony’s ABA programs, J.N.
At the beginning of this month, I was opening up our front door around 5pm for the extremely patient Ms. C, who does ABA in the evenings with Tony three days a week. She opened the conversation with comments about Autism Awareness month, and I gave her what I know must have been an incredibly
There is an idiom that echoes and chases after me from deeper memories: “you can’t see the forest for the trees.” Maybe there are patches of grass on a balding bit of earth, or moss-covered rocks, and birds that warble out jubilant notes as they wing through the sun-glistened air. But if the trees are
This will come as no surprise to those of you who have been reading with us for a while now, but Tony doesn’t like dentists any more than he likes doctors. We’ve not really discussed specifics much for his dental visits, in part because we’ve had years of experiences to talk about and I struggle
To Bandit, Unlimited Gratitude I knew that first time you and Hannah met at one of our local Humane Society pet adoption centers that I would be greatly in your debt. I saw the sparkle enter her eyes, the joy on her face as you rubbed up against her and bounded around, eager to be
