Posted in autism, life, parenthood, tagged autism, carnival, custody, decision, occupational therapy, therapy, writer on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the May 9, 2008 edition of dessert may come first —or not, A place to share experiences of the Autism Spectrum, whether a personal journey, or from the perspective of a family member or friend. We share stories and offer encouragement and advice to others on the path.
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Posted in autism, humor, life, parenthood, writing, tagged Aspie, autism, bowling, drama queen, NT, sensory, sibling, writer on March 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Saturday night, our family went bowling.
Unremarkable, I’m sure in hundreds of towns across the country. Heck, maybe even around the world. We did go after 9:00, which is normally bedtime, so it was unusual for us. At that time of day, the bowling alley hosts “extreme bowling,” a sensual feast of rock music, flashing disco [...]
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Posted in autism, life, parenthood, tagged acronym, autism, language, special education, spectrum, therapy, TSS on February 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Wherein we must get input from the TSS and the BSC as well as the MD before we meet with the LEA about the IEP to make sure we get FAPE in an LRE for our K-I-D.
Whew.
That’s after you hit school years.
Before that, for those with early diagnosis, you have to travel to the SLP [...]
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Posted in autism, humor, life, parenthood, writing, tagged ADD, attention span, autism, family, garage sale, Great American Novel, multi-tasking, murder mystery, summer, vacation on February 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Though the winter deluge has not yet ceased (to my dismay) it is nearly the dreaded time to plan the summer vacation.
It’s not the vacation that’s dreaded, of course; it’s the planning. The adventure of when, where, why and how much always falls in my lap because my husband shares his son’s ADD and I’m [...]
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