Tag: ABA
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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…
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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…
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Visiting Disneyland Prep Strategies
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…
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May Gratitude & Some Doing
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.…
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Delving Into the Latest Dental Visits
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…
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“You Have No Power Over Me”
Originally, I had planned to discuss the sleep-related challenges Tony had during his early years in this week’s post. But honestly, the last two posts- by nature of the circumstances laid bare- starkly avoided most anything approaching cheer and even I need a break from that. Often what we have here is not simply a…
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Gimme a Turn, Please…
A few months ago, Stephanie (the super fab Case Manager for Tony’s ABA programs), recommended we transition the funding of our little man’s ABA therapies to the behavioral health division of his long-term care benefits. I was assured that she and her team would remain as the primary providers of service and given a list…
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Team Tony Taking on the Town
I want you to imagine with as much detail as possible plunging into an encounter with your deepest fears- the ones that instantly and efficiently sever the communication between your intellect and your reactions. These are the things that cause you to panic, raise your voice in fear, flee, or propel you to act before…
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Good Enough
I have had more than one person ask me how I was doing in the wake of last week’s TouchChat deletion and “restore to backup” failure. Certainly, that was a stress burger with a side of “pain in the backside” fries, however it was not the only agenda busting problem that was occurring. Truth be…
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Surviving the Doctor’s Office
I was grateful for Hannah’s post last week and loved the topic she chose- it happened to fit well with what I had planned to write about this week. There are so many little things I have always taken for granted. My eyes have always been a bit light sensitive, there are a few food…