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That Moment on NBC's Parenthood - Revisited

I don’t know if you had the chance to watch Parenthood on NBC. If you haven’t you should search the net for the series premier. I had tears in my eyes as the initial diagnosis of Aspergers comes out. The absolute f…
A Neighbor's Perspective-Play Along!

“I see her running around, maybe not running so much as gliding from one child to the next; meeting their needs, kissing their bruises, softening their touches. She does this with such love and grace, with a smile abo…
Making It Through - Finding Humor and Peace

I don’t know how I make it through sometimes. More accurately, I sometimes don’t know if I will make it through. How do any of us? I ask myself that almost each day that I wake to the playful screaming of a self-stimu…
Special Sensitivities

The thoughts continue. We’ve spoken to a number of people, in a variety of situations, though not all that we intend to. Alex seems happy, though we certainly see a difference in his actions when we talk about or are…
The Ups and Downs

Time goes by. Summer has turned to fall. My children grow. Alex goes through changes. No two days being the same; no two consecutive days holding hope for the immediate future. We’ve been going through meds. Rather…
Giving Your Child A Voice

“Alex is a kindergarten student at The Elementary School with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Alex’s parents reported that Alex is verbal, with about 60-70% intelligibility. Organizing his communication is still a stru…
I Must Be Missing Something!!!!

I know I must be wrong. I know that I must be missing something, but right now, I’m so mad I could spit fire that turns into…hell. I turned to see my Alex crying a silent, non-breathing cry with his mouth in his hand…
Or So He Thought

Tricked. Outsmarted. Befuddled …or so he thought.Alex thought he had me convinced that no bad behaviors would ever return, but I’m a mom. I’m his mom! And I’ve learned to read him. I’ve been having to do the “Bob a…
I Don't LIke Chess

He didn’t sleep Wednesday into Thursday. He was unfocused, obviously tired Thursday, but he slept that night. Friday his behavior plummeted, so did his language. He obviously was having seizures or persistent spike…
I Am That Tiger

There are many times I feel impassioned about Alex’s special needs. Many times I feel a ferocious roar in my throat, feel the hardening of my limbs as they unwillingly move into an unbending stance, preparing to pounc…