By Amanda Reilly. Being part of a support group for a family with an autistic child can be difficult, so I am hoping that this “crash course” will help someone else.
The Sound of Success
By Elaine Sheff. People with Sensory Processing Disorder have a hard time sorting through stimuli such as touch, smell, movement and, for Zane, most profoundly sounds.
Invasion
By Jennifer Gregory. My son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (SPD) a few months before his fifth birthday.
Just Breathe, They Say
By Tammy Kleinman. We laugh at the futile, everyday struggle.
Teaching Kindness
A mom with a child with Down syndrome learns the importance of talking to kids about kindness.
Something I Know
A NICU mom discovers just how important her voice could be.
Love Simply, Just Because
When I was nine, I found my baby sister dead in her crib. I knew something was wrong right away. She looked like, just a body. Life had left her. …
To Play
Having spent so long raising one child with autism, the shock of typical development in my younger children was something this family was not prepared for.
An Unexpected Path: Riding the cloud
Our family life is much like anyone’s with young children. We laugh, we play, we eat together when we can, we sometimes go places that aren’t medical or therapy related and we struggle with sleep. Sure, we are pretty busy with appointments and there are plenty of times of stress and worry too. Compared to our life before a child with special needs, those ups and downs do tend to be more dramatic, but that’s to be expected….we are on a different ride now.
An Unexpected Path: Friendship
I’ve always given quite a bit of thought to Gia’s future. Over the last two and a half years I’ve wondered whether she would survive, eat, walk, talk or live independently. I’ve questioned whether she would recognize her parents, laugh with her sister, make jokes or express emotion. I’ve managed to put some of these thoughts to rest, simply because they are no longer a mystery, and I’ve also learned that excessive worrying about future events does no good. Alas, sometimes I am undeterred by that that obvious fact.