Tag: sensory
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Scheduling Like Tony Schedules And Then Some…
To help our son with his combination of sensory differences, functional deficits, and disability-related needs acclimate to an environment such as a public school is more complicated than just showing up and gradually increasing his time when he shows he’s ready for that. There are so many moving pieces to think about. How complicated is…
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“Can’t See the Forest for the Trees”
There is an idiom that echoes and chases after me from deeper memories: “you can’t see the forest for the trees.” Maybe there are patches of grass on a balding bit of earth, or moss-covered rocks, and birds that warble out jubilant notes as they wing through the sun-glistened air. But if the trees are…
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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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Let’s Talk About Speech, Part 2
As we stroll through this second week of discussion about speech therapy for Tony, I want you to keep something very important in mind: Ms. B deserves just as much loving picture wise as every other therapist who works with Tony. This post however, is going to be lighter in pics than some of the…
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OT Update & Backstory
As I mentioned in last week’s post, Tony doesn’t react to all losses in his life the same. Nearly a year and a half ago, we moved some of Tony’s therapy services to our side of town. At the time, we were able to find clinics that could provide both occupational therapy and speech therapy…
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Whitney Flashback
When Whitney first started working with our family, Tony would scream, cry, and hide for most of the two hours each day she was coming in. This lasted for nearly a month. Gradually, he began to respond to her patient and gentle way of working with him. This picture is from the early fall of…
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November Gratitude & Reading
To Hannah, My Cherished Daughter and Blogging Partner I don’t even know how to condense the gratitude of so many years into one post. I was incredulous when the first pregnancy test came back positive, and if memory serves I ended up taking three before I stopped trying to snuff out the tentative hope of…
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“This is Halloween…”
For the past few weeks, decorations have begun pushing up through the soil and fluttering around the tree branches of one home after another in our neighborhood. When I was younger, I can’t remember anyone beginning to decorate for Halloween so early. And I know that for some of you, the upcoming week may already…
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Public Therapy Fork in the Road
This post is going on another one of those topical detours. Prior to Tony’s most recent diagnosis and medication, I had anticipated discussing a different topic. However, it is clear to me already after just a few days on his current med that this is going to dramatically change what public therapy outings look like…
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Tony’s Physical Therapy Walk Through
I am going to begin this week with a note that mostly applies to those of you who have signed up to receive my posts via e-mail. Thank you for taking time to read with us each week, by the way 🙂 As I’m sure some of you have noticed, the plugin that converts my…