The Quiet Crisis Next Door

Tag: Autism

  • A Fine Line

    A couple of weeks ago, Jessi and I were talking as I was firing up the Frankenkindle. She very graciously sits with Tony a few minutes after each session while he watches a video on this near ancient relic so that I can use the bathroom before starting our drive home. Currently Tony is only…

  • 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…

  • July Gratitude & Some Reading

    To Suzanne Oliver, Founder & Executive Director of NMTSA Over four years ago, after our son was determined to be eligible for ALTCS and DDD, I quickly placed our little man on a wait list for your clinic (which was my top choice for music therapy because of your focus on NMT). After doing so,…

  • Voicing My Support for NMTSA

    My loved ones and readers new to our blog, up until today I had planned to tie this month’s posts together with more information about dental care and sensory issues. However, early this morning I read a letter that left me struggling to keep the mascara from streaking discolored rivulets across my face. After taking…

  • Balancing Act of Perspectives

    Each week, we’re mostly talking about my perspective. Even when the post seems entirely descriptive, my actions as discussed are certainly displaying a silent narrative of sorts based on what I prioritize and do. My perspective, though, is not the only one in the room. I am going to quote again in this post from…

  • Dental Cleaning With Sedation: Prep & Updates

    As I have briefly (for me, anyway) discussed before, dental visits and procedures are a bit different for Tony than your average kiddo. Portions of the exam and visit routinely handled without anesthetics or sedation absolutely require either of those for him to accomplish them at this time…for our son, his sensory differences, anxiety, ability…

  • June Gratitude & Some Reading

    To N.C. For Helping Kindness In early February, our little man was having a bit of a tough day. J.N., Emily, and I were trying to get him to play games with us, but he was agitated and disinterested. Pursuing avoidance, he ran into the kitchen and began yanking the silverware drawer open and closing…

  • 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…

  • Redefining Romance

    I got similar feedback on last week’s post from both my hubby and a dear friend from out of state (hey girl!), and while they both agreed on the emotion it evoked, it’s Ms. T’s e-mailed comment that I’d like to speak a bit about this week: “Well I just read your post: it made…

  • Let’s Talk About Mrs. Smith Instead…

    This past week, I was reading the news as I used the restroom (that is my dedicated time to peruse the headlines because even my bathroom time currently gets doubly committed), when I ran across a Rolling Stone article on Mrs. Smith. Normally, I don’t have time to do more than scan a few sentences…