Today was a terrible, no-good autism day. I had my emotional breakdown this morning so I’m not going to relive it and write about it. Plus, I’ve done that before. But, I did leave work early to be home with my boy, as he did not seem to be in a place to be able […]
A couple of weeks ago, my little family of four ventured out for a day-long expedition to Reid State Park. Like any outing, we do a lot of planning and preparing to ensure to the best of our abilities that Brian will have a fantastic time. Because, we all find it easier to have a fantastic […]
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, “How do you do it?”, I’m pretty sure our house would be pretty close to being paid off. No joke. I get asked this question ALL the time. It’s a well-meaning question but it’s a tricky question. How do I not do it? I love my child, so we do it. Simple as that. I’m guessing most of the people that ask me that question would do the same if they were in our shoes. But here, here’s how we do it….
We’re walking on eggshells around the OCD. We are on high alert at all times. Because it hurts Brian to not complete routines and we don’t want him to hurt.
I came across this document I wrote a couple of years ago to hand out to teachers within a program I was consulting with. Simple, easy techniques to aid with sensory meltdowns (with a couple things added that I’ve learned since I first wrote the document). So simple but so good, that I thought I […]
As an occupational therapy assistant (OTA), I find myself doing my best to help parents through tricky times in their lives. You read my blog….I, obviously, don’t have all the answers all the time. But I do find myself giving out these five tidbits over and over again. No, they don’t have to do with […]
Sometimes I pull out every trick I have from all my years of being both a parent and an occupational therapy assistant and nothing works. But then he pulls out some tape and string, and all is right in the world.
It’s time to go out the door. And Brian is throwing a shit fit. He’s always very happy to go to school (this year) and I don’t know what the heck the problem is. Until I hear the shower running upstairs. I’m able to tackle him to get his snow pants on but then he […]
