Originally posted 2019-10-07 10:57:13. Trick or treating with children can be tricky at times even when they don’t have any special needs. Doing it in this day and age carries more weight than when we (myself) were growing up. I saw this on Instagram this morning and thought I would share. So if you know anyone that could use this for their kiddos for Halloween please feel free to share. Check out the Beginning blog…
Originally posted 2019-09-25 19:29:23. Someone pulled on side of road next to my house while Dusty was outside with Saoirse. A friend that lives in our neighborhood, Elizabeth, called me as she passed them. The person walked up to Dusty. I run outside and tell Dusty to come here.I ask him what the person said to him. He said the guy asked him if he wanted poop bags for the dog. I know it may…
Originally posted 2018-03-10 12:22:52. This was in August of 2013 after my son had surgery on his face,jaw,etc… This was my mom and my stepfather walking with him down the hallway at UNC hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. My momma was always, and I stress always lol spoiling him. But I guess that’s what grandmother’s do. I remember my grandmother, my mom’s mom, fussing at my mom because she wouldn’t let me have anymore…
Originally posted 2018-11-08 16:24:51. Yes, he can vaccum sometimes for hours Anybody else feel my pain? What things can your individual with autism do for hours like this? Keep Your Child Safe with NEW Silicone ID Bracelets at Mabel’s Labels
Originally posted 2021-01-13 09:28:48. The day started like any other. I try not to let Dusty know he has an appointment because he will not sleep and get up at the butt crack of dawn. He had an appointment at his neurologist’s office but not with the neurologist. He was seeing the doctor who handles his VNS (vagal nerve stimulator). They were checking the battery and other information that it holds. He had it surgically…
Originally posted 2019-09-15 20:33:45. You’ve probably heard the term “weighted blanket” many times and might have thought, “it’s just a heavy blanket, right?”. Though you wouldn’t be wrong, as weighted blankets do indeed have a weight to them, they are far more than simply a heavier option to cover up with. Studies show that weighted blankets can be beneficial for reducing stress and anxiety, and testimonials from owners who have used them for years prove that curling up under…
Originally posted 2019-09-09 10:27:59. The Power Of A Mother’s Love For Her Disabled Child: Animated Short “Ian” Is Changing Perceptions About Disabilities When Sheila Graschinsky saw how children treated her disabled son she became inspired to change perceptions about those with disabilities. Her son, Ian, can only talk with the help of a machine and was teased daily when he visited his rehabilitation center by children from a nearby school. Sheila went to the school…
Originally posted 2016-01-08 22:58:17. It’s now 2016. Who would have ever thought we’d see these days come and not be in flying cars like the Jetson’s cartoons. It seemed so doable back them and to now look back on just how far we haven’t come, it makes one wonder just what our future really holds. Time went so fast in the last month of 2015. December came and went in a flash. Maybe it is…
Originally posted 2015-10-14 17:51:15. I don’t give up easily but here lately I’m testing those waters. I’m not really a drinker per say, even though I am of Irish descent. I wonder what happened to that part of me, who fights a good fight til the end like an Irishman, so stubborn. But between having to keep one eye and ear on Dusty while doing the same over James I’ve almost seemed to lose site…
Originally posted 2019-09-06 17:07:57. The inspiring true story of the real life friendship between Robert “Radio” Kennedy and coach Harold Jones and the thirty-year legacy of victory they created. I love this movie. In some ways Dusty has certain mannerisms that Radio had. I often wonder was Radio autistic. In the movie, Radio’s momma tells the coach the doctors didn’t never gave her a name for what he had. Times have changed since those days,…