What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more. — Seneca
The battle of the wills continues with some improvements.
The Captain has duly been given the prescription flavor of the week for ADD. The doctor didn’t even bother to look at all the other possible diagnoses; [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ADD’
30 Sep
Whatever works; or the nature of possessions
22 Sep
Back off track..as usual
I spent some time reviewing this blog the other day, and it reminded me that we started out talking about autism. A couple of years ago, the topic was a huge part of our daily lives, with all the therapies and educational issues and…so much. So many questions. So many answers, not many of which [...]
26 May
The wide, wide world of sports
One of the suggestions we got from the autism whisperers back in the early days was to see if we could get the Captain involved with sports. You know, the theory being that if he was really good at baseball, then the other boys would let some of the other strange behavior slide.
That was, of [...]
20 May
It’s a small world
Back when I had my first round of children, I had great dreams for them. I just knew they’d be concert pianists or famous actresses or….who knew what?
The days and weeks and months and years passed and they did many wonderful things–got awards, graduated from college, produced healthy children. These accomplishments were duly noted and [...]
15 Mar
Tag–you’re it!
Every once in awhile, when I’m examining this blog, to see what I have to offer, to determine what else I could add to make the site more useful, I read over my tag cloud.
I know that WordPress assigns the size of the words depending on how often you use the tags. So clearly autism [...]
30 Jan
Could it be Magic?
As any family with autism knows, vacations are a special circumstance. The best advice is to know what you’re up against and prepare, prepare, prepare.
For our upcoming trip to Disney World, I’ve been immersed in information for several weeks, both with this book, this book, and hours of Internet research. We’ve taken the kids once [...]
19 Nov
Help! I need somebody!
Sounds simple enough: everyone has come to the conclusion Little Miss would be better off with a mild dose of ADD meds. So let’s get some.
Not so easy, as it turns out.
Parents in Pennsylvania can apply for a state medical card for their children with autism, no matter what their income, thanks to a special [...]
12 Nov
Another day, another what?
How many family members does it take to get water out of a faucet?
None! When the pump for the well bites the big one, you actually have to wait two days for the plumber to come!!
Okay, not so much a riddle, but sadly an accurate depiction of our week so far. We are, however, blessed [...]
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