“. . .there is one bright spot in this COVID world that should have all of us with special needs family members rejoicing.”
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Special Education
My Daughter’s Proud of Her ADHD
“So often we think of disabilities as hard, horrible things. Yet here was my daughter saying that she was proud of one of hers.”
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Medical Issues And Our Survival
“Five years ago we moved from Alaska to Washington. Prior to doing so, our child, whose primary diagnosis is Autism, had spent time in a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital for 5 weeks.”
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Writing When I don’t Want To Write
“Here I present a post about what happens when I don’t want to write and ramble on forever. It’s from a couple of years ago. But this is the perfect example of what goes on in my head.”
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Dear Health Professionals
“As a parent with a special needs child, we are expected to have a medical degree, multiple therapy degrees, education degrees, degrees in nutrition, psychology and more. (I’ll be able to claim the psychology degree in a few months.) At least it seems that way when we take our child with Autism to the doctor or consult one.”
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What if This is the Best He Can Do
“What if this is the best he can do?”
This question haunts me. Read more. . .
“Own Voices” vs Special Needs Parents
“The big push currently in the special needs world is to include the voices of adults or children in our discussions of treatment and taking their experiences under consideration. People who actually experience the issue weighing in on their treatment.
I think this is a good thing. Their voices NEED to be heard and they have been silenced for too long.
But. . .
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Planning For A Special Needs Future
“Just a piece of paper. It shouldn’t knock my anxiety levels out of the park. And yet it does.”
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Is It Exhaustion?
“Some days we can rejoice at the step forward our child has made. And we do. But some days we have to give ourselves grace, realizing that what we are doing is HARD. And right now, I just want to avoid anymore hard. I need hard not to exist for a while. And I think that is where the ignoring, the procrastination, the indifference to it all is coming from. I’m human. This is my life. And it’s hard.” Read more. . .
Diploma or Non-Diploma for Kids With Special Needs?
“Here in Mississippi, if your child is in the resource room they will not be receiving a diploma upon graduation. I have a problem with this.” Read more. . .
