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Familiar Faces in Unusual Places

Yesterday I had a meeting with the school district to discuss placement for my daughter for kindergarten. My daughter was at the meeting, in an effort to show the district who she is, and what type of needs she has. A…
The Awesomeness of Autism

World Autism Awareness Day has come and gone with nary a post from me on the subject. I feel guilty, I should have said something, this whole blog seems to now be about Autism, although not so much raising awareness o…
Oxygen Treatment for Autism: To Do or Not To Do?

It would be great if someone could give me some great advice on this issue. My three year old daughter is developmentally behind. She has not been diag…
Almost done with school!

Phew..... 17 more days. Almost. Done. This school year has just dragged on, and on, and on, and on, and on..... But, I think we're finally turning the corner. We finally have a signed and current IEP. This…
My Autism Story

I was talking to a friend today and some things came to mind. Many people want to know why I fight with the school district and the State. I have earned quite a reputation as a crazy mom. There are many people that…
Left handed?

A YES! moment: James' teacher, aide, and O/T are finally coming around to looking into the possibility that James might be left handed. We are going to start trying to encourage his left hand for writing. This is tot…
First Time Excitement!

On Sunday we took Daniel and Matthew out for the day as the weather was lovely and sunny. Daniel wanted to walk rather than go in his pushchair which was very positive. He was in a happy mood and he enjoyed striding out…
Trying Not to Panic

When I got back from my fabulous week away in NYC (on Sunday) HRH was having trouble walking, Mr LS said it began on Saturday. The best way to describe it is that he is limping on both legs, like he has stones in hi…
Space Invaders

Cubby has been making strides in his occupational therapy sessions. What’s more, he is getting better at dealing with people outside his familiar surroundings. Better than I am at helping him to deal with…
Is That Right? or Left?

How do we determine hand dominance? It's a question about James that's been bugging me for almost a year. His sister was pretty easy to determine as a right-handed and footed person because she consistently used the rig…