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How to Keep a Sinking Ship Above Water

You're on a ship in the middle of no where. You don't see any signs directing you where to go or indicating where you are. Suddenly, you feel water leaking into your shoes. You look down and realize a hole has spru…
Maintaining Sanity

Image by rosefirerising via Flickr Some days are great and others… not so great… yesterday was one of the latter! Unfortunately a family row commenced at home yesterday (something I wont go into on the…
Just one of those days: Anxiety, Stress and Panic

Today has been one of those days that I’m reminded just how challenging life really is. Sometimes I think I’m just so acclimated to the stress and chaos that it seems normal. It takes a day like today for…
No Grieving in This Autism House

I was reading articles online and came across a piece written by Susan Walton, regarding Autism in the family and the grieving process. In short, it is a rallying cry to view a child's diagnosis in a more positive light…
Being Strong Is Sometimes Over-Rated

People have always told me I'm strong. As a child, my Mediterranean mother drilled into me the fact that we came from strong stock. That things that would down mere mortals could not sway us, because of who we were a…
The Amazing Melatonin

We started Annie on the Melatonin last week. It has been amazing the difference it makes. Bedtime has been far less stressful and Annie is now usually asleep by 9pm. No more partying till 11pm or midnight. Annie was not…
ADHD and ASD Parenting

MSNBC has run an article that basically says mothers get more stressed when their children have behavioural disorders. They focus on ADHD, but come on -- your child acts up and all's serene? Not likely, yeah duh. At l…
What a Long, Strange Week Its Been

Another week down. Halleluiah. Is it school-time yet? This last one has been particularly rough. The Little Stinker has a camp, the Big Girl has a job to be driven to and I'm going to physical therapy. There's als…
Not Doing Well

This is one of those "there's so much going on I don't know how to start, where to go, or when to stop" posts. And did I mention that I have a self-imposed 13 minutes time limit to write? Because then I need to do som…
Transition to School in the Spring

Are your summer months marred by a child’s anxious questions about his next school term? Is the first day of school marked by tears and tantrums? Is the Fall term at school a failure due to stomach aches and heada…