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Saying Goodbye

Before everyone asks, his therapist is just out of the shot, but within just a couple of arm lengths of him. He also has several floatation devices strapped on him. We've only had to do this once. It was at Jack's tr…
Take Flight

Aaron had been diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was 2 years old and was just starting to be able to communicate verbally when I started to work with him at 4 years of age. I was his in home therapist and worked with hi…
Getting Him to Do More

Last night I took Josh in to his therapist, usually I drop him off, they do their thing, and I pick him up a short time later. But last night Josh wasn’t having any of it, and even if he did stay, he wouldn&rsq…
Autism Light: Molly Pinney

Molly Pinney is a global shining light for autism. She is an ABA therapist in her early 30's who works with children with autism and should be on the list of amazing advocates for autism under age 40 (if there w…
Autism from an 8-year-old's perspective

My baby brother, Michael, has Autism and is three years old. He is just now learning to say some words. Autism is something when it is hard for a baby to learn to talk. Sometimes it is hard to understand him. He ca…
The Trouble With Bonfire Night

It’s almost here, the one night of the year that has my son crawling around on the floor like a solider in combat. The 5th of November is bonfire night and as much as Little man likes watching the fireworks at a…
Video: Ocupational Therapy - Waking up the arms and legs

Emmett just started with his new Occupational Therapist the other day. His schedule changed because of school and his original OT will be on maturity leave so we have moved to a new therapist.
Socialization is Becoming Lost

I took Ava to a birthday party today. Her two friends, a set of twin boys, turned 2. They are the cutest little guys -- I just want to squeeze them every time I see them. Both are so smart, and so loving. And they d…
New symptom: Tremors

Gavin’s had OT yesterday. While he was there, the therapist noticed a new symptom that had escaped our detection.
Big Little Concepts

When Pudding was first diagnosed and we met Pudding’s first speech therapist, she asked how many concepts Pudding understood, such as big/little, high/low, up/down. All of them, I assured her. After all, this…