I know I risk laying myself and my husband bare here but I can't help thinking this is extremely important. I want others to know its not just them.
The plain truth is not many relationships that involve special needs children make it the whole nine yards.
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The Fountain Theatre bills “On the Spectrum” by Ken LaZebnik as “not your (neuro)typical love story”…. and it certainly isn’t. It’s more than that…. it’s about a modern-day Romeo and Juliet in love… who both just happen to have autism. (Of course, during Shakespeare’s era, he would have a hard time writing “Romeo and Juliet” with lead autistic characters. The young lovers would have been institutionalized for having autism or left on the side of the cobblestone streets to beg for food or money).
I would like to take a moment to tell you about my son. Not so much for you to get to know him but to simply be aware of how hard it can really be sometimes.
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I’ll never forget the day autism crept into my life, and how alone and ignorant I felt.
I love our developmental pediatrician, Dr. DP. He is open, honest, and never leaves me astray, which was what made today's appointment that much more difficult for this mom to handle.
Jack's anxiety has steadily increased over the last year. At his last follow-up appointment with Dr. DP in January, we agreed that Jack was struggling with anxiety, but we were going to give sensory integration our all for the next six months and see if it made a difference.
It didn't. We got Jack a swing set. We got him a crash pad. We've been trying to give him input as often as we can. I also communicated to Jack's private therapy team that we needed to put an increased focus on sensory integration. I gave it my all; it wasn't enough. Continue reading
William’s eyes are beautiful. Everyone says so, and even if they didn’t, I know so. They are most hypnotizing when he is looking and thinking about something off in the distance. Everytime… everytime I ask William, “What are you thinking about?”… his answer is always and never failing, without a doubt, and never pausing… “GOD.”
Yes, I’m sick of autism. No, I’m not sick of Autism the Condition. That I can live with, although it’s a complete pain in the ass sometimes. But what isn’t? So that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about everything that isn’t actually the condition: Autism The Event. Autism the Tragedy. Autism the Gift. Autism [...]
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This post on ADHD subtypes and Winnie-The-Pooh comes from Andrew Bindewald, a Master's student from Regent University. He found the idea intriguing that different characters from The Hundred Acre Woods offered great metaphors for different aspects of ADHD.
So, without further delay... The wonderful thing about Tiggers... is hyperactivity. Which is sometimes... not so wonderful... :-/
It's been a while since I had a good rant on the school. I think we're due. As a bit of a preview, a little of an introduction, here's the text message I sent after getting the e-mails scheduling a conference...
Jim Palmer is a retired Hall of Fame Baseball Player. His stepson Spencer has autism. Jim Palmer has his primary home in Palm Beach, Florida. Jim Palmer is an Autism Light for his support of autism in his own family and for helping an autism charity through a special auction. Continue reading
