Having sensory sensitive, ADHD children has taught me to prepare for every scenario; at least every scenario that I can possibly conceive. Though Bubs is doing so much better about handling the environment around him, there is still need for us to prepare him for new and different situations. And Little Man continues to struggle staying ...
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Another Diagnosis Added to Our Plate: The Latest
Pin It Earlier this week, I began a blog series called "Another Diagnosis Added to Our Plate" which shares the story of our eight-year-old son, Bubs. I encourage you to begin with Tuesday's post. The combination of Bubs, Little Man, and life began to eat away at my energy, emotions, and spiritual state. I was beyond ...
Another Diagnosis Added to Our Plate: How Many More?
Pin It Yesterday, I began sharing Our Story of diagnoses and therapy. If you missed yesterday's post, I encourage you to read it first to understand the full story. Kindergarten was a big change. First, I drove into town at least once a day and Bubs was not at home seven hours out of the day. I was amazed at how the breaks each day allowed me ...
Another Diagnosis Added to Our Plate: The Beginning
Pin It I woke up this morning with so much on my mind. Once again, I was mentally writing blog posts. I have found that blogging helps me process through my thoughts and I can only pray that God will use our story and my processing time to bless you. If you are in your own circle of disorders, I pray that you will find encouragement. And if ...
Simply ABC
Yesterday I suggested calendar-charting your child's days - the good, bad, and ugly. Here is another idea that I found about charting. In a forum for parents with special need kids, a mom wrote that she uses ABC's to help figure out how to avoid her son's behavior issues the next time. As an educator myself, I was familiar with this concept ...
Oh, Mister Moon
When I was a child we would sing the song "Oh, Mister Moon" while driving home at night. As a child I never dreamed that later in life the moon would affect my life so much. In September 2008 I started charting Bubs days. On my calendar you would see three marks: X, 1/2, and cry. "X" were for the days that were an emotional wreck. "1/2" for days ...
Review: The Autism Sisterhood
The Autism Sisterhood is an easy-to-read, go-to manual for parents who have a child diagnosed with autism. A quick read yet packed full of little tips, this book is written by a mom who has been there. Michele C. Brooke's goal in the 48 pages was to create a resource that parents could quickly read to help them come ...
Early Intervention
A sweet Mom emailed me concerning her child and using the ABC Jesus Loves Me curriculum. I appreciated so much her desire to do what is best for her son. She reminded me of a blog that I need to do! I believe whole hardily in two things - Early Intervention and not sending kids to Kindergarten just because they meet the cutoff date. These things ...