Long before I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, I carried an ADD diagnosis. Adderall was prescribed for me in 2007 and I have been taking it fairly regularly ever since. Of course, I cannot take Adderall while pregnant so there have been some breaks. I have missed my Adderall during …
Caution: Speak with Care: He is going to take you literally! I wish I could hang a sign on him! My poor little man walked into the house and started sobbing—can’t catch your breath, snot running down your nose kind of sobbing. Apparently, his friend is being sent “away.” “Just …
Autism effects more people than most realize I believe. In the beginning of every class I make sure that I give Kindle versions of my book away. I started doing this because in every single class I’ve taken so far (for the past two years) there has been someone in …
The Tot has been particularly miserably this weekend. His behavior and the situation at home in deteriorating at a rapid pace; it’s alarming. He seems to be continuously unhappy, which is killing me! What Mom wants to see her baby miserable? Well, except maybe mine, but that is a story …
I didn’t think that I still had echolalia, but I was wrong. As a child I constantly repeated lyrics of songs, and movies, what other people said—sometimes even appearing to be using these phrases of script in context. As an adult, I thought I do not do that anymore—oh but …
Today I am writing articles relating to Therory of Mind (ToM), and ways to help teach ASD children. I am reviewing Aspie Teen’s diagnosis and the recommendations section that deal with ToM exercises. When the Teen asked me what I was writing about today, I told him. Of course, then …
Yesterday I spent the entire day working but getting nothing done. Yes, you are seeing this right; I piddled with my computer and got distracted, was at a loss for words, and accomplishing nothing! Well, nothing meaning not what I intended or needed to accomplish. I was continually getting myself …
Today we begin our long journey back to South Carolina with our family in tow. It will be a long, hard, trip in the car with my four boys. They will yell, scream, cry, and drive us bonkers on the way and I will be grateful. BUT when they fall …
I am posting a link to hubby’s blog post about the Tot’s evaluation at BabyNet. A follow-up/update on his autism evaluation process. I will write a more in-depth post about our evaluation process at BabyNet. But to make a long story short, we made a visit to the Tot’s doctor …
I have been thinking a lot about the source of the Tantrum Tot’s meltdowns lately. I’ve been noting when, where, and how the meltdowns begin and observed that much of it starts when he is not communicating well. The Tot has begun making me repeat everything he says to me. …
