Tag: Autism
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Making Up With Chaos
Truth is, I planned on writing about a different topic this week. But at this point, I’ve tried to drown my frazzled in about half a cup of Cherry Garcia and not quite managed to fully find, rescue, or resuscitate my tranquil…so I figured this was as good a week as any. Even when I…
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Medication Pinball
More than three years ago, we walked out of our son’s developmental pediatrician’s office, where his “…extreme hyperactivity and impulsivity…” (Dr. D’s diagnostic report, page 5) led to a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. Medication was recommended, because his symptoms were “…causing significant functional impairments in all aspects…” (page 5) of his life. Since then,…
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How We Did Neurologic Music Therapy Via Zoom
This week is another photographed journey, but this time we’re going to be moving past the challenges experienced in providing teletherapy to discuss the goals and therapeutic interventions for Tony’s NMT. We have been working on helping Tony increase his flexibility and spontaneous communication using Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT). Facilitating therapy looks different via teletherapy.…
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Needs To Stay
This is not a post designed for artistic eloquence, but rather one where I am speaking as a mother directly from my heart to the Arizona State Division of Developmental Disabilities, Governor Ducey, and all those responsible for funding disabilities services in this state. Whatever else we choose to leave behind from the emergency phase…
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Finally PT
Miss E, Tony’s previous physical therapist, left the clinic where Tony was receiving PT around the same time as that organization was pushing forward with some business model changes that I felt would lead to clinic conditions that would be less productive for Tony personally. I of course support their rights to move in whatever…
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A Dose Of My Pandemic Pressures
I’m starting a bit later than usual to plunk out my thoughts this week because I had to spend some time in one of my happy places to insulate my emotional reserves some for this topic. Which of course, should serve as a warning that I may be about to type some things that some…
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Puzzling Through My Self-Care Labyrinth
So, as I’m typing this, the new fridge I ordered yesterday (because the old one is not going to be gasping out enough cold air to keep food safe for much longer) is sitting in our living room. I’ve been in non-stop (and therefore mentally out of breath) mode since yesterday… and now have unexpected…
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Resurrecting Public Therapy
The cashier at Bashas’ looked at me as she pulled Tony’s bag of suckers across the scanner and said, “I haven’t seen you guys in a while.” Her eyes crinkled around the corners, so I could see that she was smiling even though her mask covered much of her face. A whole year I thought,…
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A Love So Sincere
My original plan for this week had been a brief toe dive into our recent public therapy outings. After reading Denise’s comment on Hannah’s post last week, and after reflecting on a comment I myself made to someone else someplace else on-line this past week, I decided to keep everyone’s toes waiting at the edge…
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“Music” Review
Written by Hannah I forget where I heard about it… Somewhere, a few months ago, I heard that the Australian pop star Sia was screenwriting and directing a film called “Music”. The film was supposedly about an autistic teenage girl who had to be taken care of by her sister after her grandmother passed from…