Tag: Sotos
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“He Has Benefited From Having You Here”
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting briefly with the current principal for Tony’s school to discuss how things were going for him and whether or not I’d be returning to assist him at the school next year. She remarked about how well he was doing, we talked about the growth he’s had in…
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More Than A Backdrop Or A Therapy Prop
There are times when I have encountered the sentiment in others that I don’t have much of a right to express any sort of discomforts over the personal challenges I have faced or the sacrifices I have made to provide the intensive level of support required for our son. He is the one with the…
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Dear Governor Hobbs and Arizona State Legislators: We Need To Pay Teachers and Aids More. Period.
Right now as I’m starting to type this post, it’s 6:30 pm MST. Instead of planning to wind down, I’m soon to be heading out the door to walk out to do a therapy walk with Tony to help him re-acclimate to Halloween displays before the holiday itself arrives. That’s for one of my jobs,…
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Not This Year
I am often asked what my plans are for Tony in terms of public or private schooling, especially around this time of year when school age children are typically headed off to one classroom or another. In previous years, my answer was there were important behavioral concerns we were addressing in therapy at home that…
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“Pray To Whatever Deity You Look To…”
I’m not going to say who left the cup of water by my laptop, or who knocked it over. Neither actions were done by me, but I don’t consider either of those actions to represent the biggest misfire in this chain of events. I will admit to swearing when I saw what happened, and for…
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Some Things Are More Important
I am rarely at a loss for words to write or say. Our current local surge of COVID infections has left me wading through a dim bog of uncertainty. Far too many in our communities have lost loved ones, others are still battling for their health, and many people have lost their jobs…so I feel…
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Giving the Universe its Due
After I ended last week’s post by talking a tiny bit about some of my personal health history, I figured if I didn’t put up something quick each week some of you might worry I was sick or dead. While neither of those conditions currently apply, I am going to keep this shorter and perhaps…
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So Many Questions…
This is a post that is- and yet isn’t- about me. As I contemplated how I wanted to approach writing a bit more about our holidays this year, I knew that what would feel most joyful for some to read would be focused on the superficial aspects. A diorama of Christmas trappings and traditions as…
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Why Public Therapy?
About a year ago, Whitney and I were working with Tony in one of our local Target stores shortly before she moved out of state. Another customer approached us and asked me some information about working with an Autistic child in public because she was hoping to encourage her partner to undertake similar outings (her…
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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,…