Each day has had snippets of smiles, but many more moments of struggle than we are used to witnessing.
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Month: June 2013
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I Feel Like a Bad Mother
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Through His Eyes
My husband and I were having a nice, quiet lunch together without the children the other day. It is a treat to eat without interruptions, screaming, winning, or bribing. Our conversations always turn to our children, and inevitable to Autism and today was no different. We were talking about Matthew’s latest school troubles when my husband said “I wish I could see the world through his eyes”. How strange, I thought to myself… I was thinking about the same thing yesterday, and haven’t stopped thinking about it since.
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What's Old is New Again
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill -
Pending and Latent Skills
I wanted to share a little fiction – a short story in Kings River Life Magazine – in case you missed it:-
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Autism Light: Glenn Edwards
Glenn Edwards is a 31 year old Camerman for 9 News in Melbourne, Australia. On February 27, 2012, he rescued Ryan Pham, a 7 year old Vietnamese boy with autism, who was lost near Kororoit Creek. Glenn Edwards is an Autism Light for rescuing Ryan Pham from a dangerous situation.
The following is a news video on Glenn Edwards rescuing Ryan Pham.
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Back to Normal
Well it’s been a hell of a week. Getting back to normal after being out of power for so long is really a lot of work. Who knew? Never mind the back up of laundry. Just making sure that everything is up and running properly. Restocking the fridge with the basic things that you don’t really think about (jellies, worcester sauce, ketchup, mustard, mayo- you know the things that get replaced very infrequently) is a major job in itself. In fact, even though I had kept it on ice for almost 5 days, I was afraid to use HSB’s growth hormone shots, so I threw it away. One week will not make a difference right now. Luckily it was time for a refill of his subscription, so even that came yesterday. Then of course there is the property damage to take care of. We were really lucky. The tree that fell on hubby’s car did comparatively minimal amount of damage, but enough that it couldn’t be left that way. There are trees down all over our yard that luckily didn’t hit our home, unlike some of our neighbors. Hubby will be chopping wood, or rather using his electric chainsaw sawing the wood over the weekend. (I think he’s really excited about that. He loves to use his electric tools) Guess, we won’t have a shortage of wood for the fireplace any time soon.
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Graduating from Autism
My mom did an episode of 'A New Spin on Autism: Answers!' (her every-other Monday podcast) on the controversial topic of whether or not it's possible for anyone to come off the spectrum of autism. She used the word 'graduate' which I loved! It makes it easy to believe. I've seen three of my brothers and two of my own boys go from being diagnosable to no longer diagnosable. But they have all remained undeniably unique! Which is why the idea of graduating rings true for me. Continue reading -
Physical Activity for Special Needs Children
Children with Special Needs: Benefits of Physical Activities and Adaptive Sports
It is an undisputed fact that young and old must strive for a healthy lifestyle. This means kids, teens and adults must keep mentally and physically fit. Children with special needs most definitely benefit from having a balance in all aspects of their life: social, physical, and mental. My post today will bring out the benefits of physical activity for a special needs child and what is available to make this happen. Continue reading
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Your Impact on Motivation
Parenting a child with ADHD, Asperger's, or Autism is... well, it's complicated. You've researched every technique and opinion. You've tried everything every relative, teacher, doctor, and therapist have suggested.One parent put it to me this way: "After so many years, you've tried so many things that you're just skeptical of the new miracle therapy." (more about that later)
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For What It's Worth
I wasn't sure I wanted to write the overly patronising "letter to new mothers of special needs kid" thing but as I contemplated what my letter would entail I thought I'd got as much right as anyone else to force my opinions of what their journey will consist of so I thought I'd give it a go!
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