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Miss Emily Somehow even when I know the way time can slip through the fingers and the mind, I still struggle to math that there have been enough days to add up to nearly 9 years now that we’ve known each other. From Tony’s second music therapist to one of my closest friends, you will
If only it were going to come with the “low, low price of just $19.95.” OK, so you can totally tell I saw a few too many infomercials in the ’80’s. I wish I could say some of this came as a complete surprise, but it didn’t. My foot slipped carrying an air purifier down
Some days I love my make up, sometimes it just doesn’t go as planned (like today, the first pic). Sometimes though, the view we see looks distorted because we’re not seeing or believing the full picture. Photos, videos, and screenshots by Ariana. It’s all a matter of perspective, what lens or experiences a person is
Perhaps it’s fruitless to disagree or discuss this with Google’s AI, but in undertaking to comment on this statement here I am doing so as an acknowledgement that the above is a view held by many, including those who can and do work in the “medical” side of healthcare. And I must also acknowledge that
The biggest challenge for me as a mother, the one-to-one aide for our son Tony, and his hab therapist has been keeping me functional while neurological evaluations and diagnostics are happening. What has been happening with involuntary movements and muscle twitches has been impacting my sleep when the medication balance isn’t working, and when that
I have been going to the same healthcare clinic for the past 18 years for all of my primary care needs. Because I had a situation go not so bueno with my ObGyn during my pregnancy and delivery with Hannah, I struggled for a while to want to go in and see any healthcare provider,
I have certainly written this before somewhere buried deep in these pages: pictures can tell so many lies. Perhaps unwittingly (even if they are unedited as this one is), but so it remains. But, we’re not getting into that just yet. Perhaps you may be wondering if I have a confirmed Autism diagnosis yet. And,
This isn’t a content heavy post, just a quick check in. We may have been silent here, but we’ve been busy. I’ve started the evaluations mentioned in last post, we did summer school with Tony, and we’re still working on therapy goals. Currently, he’s mastered tolerance of headphones with sound, so we’ve started prep work
Hi, my name is Ariana Thude, and I am likely an undiagnosed Aspie. I probably also have undiagnosed ADHD, which has been masked by a combination of things throughout the years, including copious amounts of caffeine and higher levels of exercise. I have had signs and symptoms for both my whole life, they have just
A few months back, they replaced our local swirly slide with the above…and Tony’s been afraid to go down it because the decline angle comes with increased sliding speed, which is harder for him with his sensory differences. This past week, he worked up the courage and found a way that worked for him to
