Tag: Autism and community safety
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Habilitation Thoughts & Thanks
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…
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“Show Me The Changes!”
The seeds of the problem were sprouted and had grown strong roots before we had received any diagnoses past Tony’s sensory processing disorder. I, as a mother just trying to cope with an overwhelming array of challenges related to our son’s health had just been diagnosed with medication-induced liver disease. Andy was in graduate school,…
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“No Pressure”
Andy and I watched Encanto for the first time this past Sunday, broken into sessions wrapped around the chunk of hours I needed to work with a new habilitation provider. As I listened to Luisa sing “Surface Pressure,” I felt how aptly and concisely it seemed to capture the way I feel so much of…