A day in the life of a single mom raising a teenager and a child with autism. I believe that it's not what we receive, but what we give away that defines us. I want to give away all that I have learned and experienced in hopes that it will help families raising a child with autism or any disability. This is my candid journal where I open up my world and share my joys, knowledge, lessons, fears, disappointments, challenges, frustrations, fears and successes - one day at a time.
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Today when I picked Nicky up from school and I asked his therapeutic aide my daily question. "How did it go today?" His aide took a deep breath, sighed and said, "Not so good. We had an incident." Following a long silence that seemed to last forever,...
I believe Nicky would not of come this far without intensive ABA intervention.
Nicky is in the category of kids who have "Regressive Autism". In other words,Nicky was developing typically. He was talking, playing, walking and then he suffered a loss...
It’s back, that “buzzing feeling” (like caffeine jitters except I don’t drink coffee). I have the sense of vibrating all the time and I notice that I unconsciously clench my jaw and I’m bouncing my leg. I get knots in my stomach. I’m like...
Imagine this. Your child has suddenly stopped talking. You have talked to your doctor who has told you to get him to a speech therapist for an assessment IMMEDIATELY. You are panicked because you have no idea what has happened. You call your health...
I read where a Mom was asking others to share their funny challenging ASD Kid stories, so she wouldn't feel so alone. As I recalled a few of my own, I realized she had created an opening for a good laugh and an opportunity for us all to say "Thank God...
