I have always been so very grateful to the therapists and individuals who have chosen to work with our son and our family. So many years ago when Andy and I were driving our rental car towards Disneyland on our honeymoon, as we talked about the family we hoped to start our current circumstances really
December Gratitude The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we had gone for Hannah to one of the more time consuming pit stops of waiting purgatory…an Arizona MVD office. The skittles and kindle were packed, an appointment was made…and we were still in there for about half an hour with at least 60 of our fellow Arizonans. Tony
The last habilitation therapist to work in our home was a lovely young woman. I really liked her. She had never worked with the developmentally disabled. Had no educational training, no knowledge of the therapy types or techniques. I trained her myself on Tony’s programs…personally I care more about someone’s ability to be patient and
Our son has what is considered to be severe Autism. Some people think that means he can’t love people, or that he doesn’t pick up on things they do and certainly that he doesn’t grasp any of the implications. He has always loved, always bonded with others. And I have never seen him bond with
I’m going to start this off by asking that my loved ones who recognize the situation below make no comment. I will not be giving any identifying information because my aim is to educate and nothing more, and I will definitely strike down any public comment that doesn’t honor the spirit of that. Once upon
A Few Bits of Gratitude I started off this week feeling so grateful that Tony recovered enough from a recent viral illness to go Trick or Treating this Halloween. He hasn’t been since he was six and hasn’t really expressed any interest in ever going again. Generally, he doesn’t like costumes, and for candies, really
Trust me, I know. When I talk about makeup, it’s off topic. Most people who visit my blog don’t come here to read about my makeup, what I do, how I do it, or why I do it. But sometimes we still talk about it anyways. Because sometimes, the more constructive words that I would
When considering what will be the most successful way to increase Tony’s ability to tolerate or be successful in certain environments whether it be with crowds or for structured activities, I have to focus on multiple elements that need to be addressed at the same time. One of the things I have noticed in the
This past May, I started creating my own programming for Tony’s community safety and public therapy goals as his habilitative therapist. This was necessary as his ABA team had recommended working on a completely home-based program and public outings with their therapists were limited at their request. Yet, our ongoing need as a family for
Happy Friday everybody! 😀 So, right now, we’ve got some things going on in our lives that require a heavier amount of direct support from me. And, I can either write my posts or do my makeup. You can see above what my choice was for today. I will be taking the next month off
