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Who is this kid, and what have they done with my child?? After a short lunch break we were brought in to hear the “results”. Now keep in mind that 9 months before he had been diagnosed with a SEVERE repetitive expressive speech delay, and two doctors (his pediatrician, and the …
I had this post written out (finally) all in one blog post, but then realized it was real long and cumbersome so I have now broken it up into three smaller chunks. The Trip to USMC On Friday Hubby and I took the Tot to the University Medical Center of …
As most of you already know, 9 months ago Tantrum Tot was evaluated by his pediatrician (at 21 months) with a tentative (we suspect autism type of diagnosis). Then he was sent to Speech and Hearing, where he was evaluated and diagnosed with a severe repetitive, expressive speech delay, and …
I had a plan; I did. After an awful night’s sleep which usually contributes to my enormous sensitivities the next day, I woke with the plan to get the rest of this week’s school work finished, write a few articles whose deadlines are staring me in the face, and then …
I read an interesting article today about a ruling in an Italian court that held the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine did in fact cause autism and the court awarded monetary compensation to the family. The article got me thinking about the whole subject again and my experience with this …
I’ve been MIA for a little while between getting larger by the day with this pregnancy, having no energy, and fending off the Tot it has been hard to carve out the time to get on here and write. For this morning, just a quick updated on the personal front. …
Celebrating Aspie Dad on Father’s Day: Words from the Boys How often do we really celebrate our ASD children’s Dads? I’m thinking if life is a hectic crazy mess day after day like ours, the answer is NOT OFTEN ENOUGH. So for Father’s Day 2013 I would like to post …
Proud of the Little Man Today was the last day of school for the little man (9). For us, anyway. We are going out of town for the week so he will not be attending the half week filled with half days of school next week. So for us, it is …
Hyper-Reactivity to Sensory Input Today has been on of those days; those days that my senses are so hyped-up every little touch or sensation drives me out of my mind. There seems to be no rhythm or rhyme to when this occurs. I am sensitive all the time, every day, …
I went to the little man’s school (9) on Wednesday because he wanted me to come in and have lunch with him. Apparently parents can pop up at school and eat in the cafeteria with their kids, something I would always shy away from doing. But, the little man begged …
