Tag: communication
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Bits & Pieces
Far too often it feels like my planned schedule has been ripped apart and hijacked by unexpected whirlwinds, and I end up bleeding time as I sprint against forces beyond my control, chasing the left over bits and pieces as they flutter aimlessly towards the ground through the swaying air. This week’s gale ripped through…
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August Gratitude & Some Reading
To G.R.- muito amor e gratidão. The first time we ever sat down to have a conversation between the two of us about 4 years ago, G.R. looked deep into my eyes and saw what nobody else around me was picking up on- I was stressed out of my mind and internally splintering out distress…
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Keeping Up With the Beat of NMT
Change is like an erratic pulse…sometimes the beats are slow and the space between can stretch out, only to sprint wildly towards a rapidly winded staccato. This has been a month where we’re experiencing more changes and emotionally I’ve been a bit more breathless, as two of Tony’s providers (Madi and Rosette) have accepted…
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Public Therapy Here, There, & Everywhere
As I have mentioned previously, when it comes to successfully working with Tony, his bond with a person matters. Evidence of this can be seen in many areas, and currently he is at his most cooperative only with the people he has more trust in. This is something that always has to be respected when…
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The Stress Will Mess You Up
The afternoon of April 20th started out calmly. Andy and Hannah had left the home earlier in the day for an overnight church daddy-daughter camping activity, packing the commotion of preparations and excitement neatly away in the car with them. I had been telling Tony that they would be sleeping out with the trees and…
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You Say “Hello,” He Says “I’ve Gotta Go!”
By November of 2016 we had reached the point where Tony was no longer vomiting if people got too close to him, but it was still extremely challenging to get him into most public places. There are a number of reasons for that, many related to the differences in his sensory systems, but our little…
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April Gratitude & Reading
To Candice, With Much Gratitude & Love… I love my son fiercely, but I have always understood when someone indicated babysitting him was not for them. Always. But I also cannot get around what it has been like to experience how infrequently we were able to find that kind of assistance…it is, like everything else, not…
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Dealing With the Words That Wound
Some days when Tony and I are tackling our list of stores, he’s having a hard enough time getting through the environment that I end up feeling like a thoroughly punctured tire by the time we are done. And other days, he’s doing absolutely amazing and things are going so well I feel like there’s…