After yet another move for the family and another new school district, we started first grade with the same struggles as before and no social skills programs yet. It is crazy to think about it it now but my son was in his fourth new school in just 3 years. Kindergarten was split between a […]
Read MoreI recently spoke about the time in our journey when I finally came across a social skills group for our son. After a difficult year in Kindergarten mostly due to his communication challenges, I was in a good news-bad news situation. Leading into the summer after Kindergarten, I was so excited to find a place […]
Read MoreI was born in August. So, with a birthday coming soon, my husband keeps asking me what I want for my birthday. With everything going on in the world, I am just feeling grateful to have my family and friends and I don’t really know what to tell him. However, secretly, I wish I could […]
Read MoreDuring my little hiatus from typing last month, I did come across some interesting news for the future of diagnosing children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that I wanted to share. I read an online article in June from Medscape Medical News that the FDA approved marketing for a device that will help diagnose ASD […]
Read MoreSo, I have secretly been waiting for months to get pictures of these lovely waterlily and Water Platter wonders. When I initially thought of the lily pad as the object to represent my support for my son who loves frogs and his favorite stuffy named Froggy, I remembered seeing this beautiful display at Longwood Gardens […]
Read MoreWhen I am typing, I typically don’t think about whether or not anyone is reading as I prepare a new little note. Although, I do hope it reaches someone who may benefit from it. So, for anyone who was looking for a post to skim through last month, I am sorry there was nothing new […]
Read MoreI hope anyone who fills the role of caregiver for a child had a wonderful Father’s Day today. If your child is not old enough to say it, then let me just give you a big “Thank you” for everything you do big and small. Children need love from the adult in their life to […]
Read MoreI find myself a little surprised that it is almost the end of May and Memorial Weekend is upon us. I’m not sure why suddenly it feels like it flew by me so quickly. Is it because I am find myself looking forward to the summer but I am not quite ready? I do hope […]
Read MoreA simple message of love for all the moms, foster moms, step-moms, grandmoms, and anyone else who is just like a mom to a child in this world. Your love is appreciated by each child who is lucky enough to have someone looking after them, to keep them safe, to always have their best interest […]
Read MoreSo, here we are at the end of April and I feel like I have so much on my to-do list that I never seem to get done. I should be happy in getting some things accomplished but the joy of checking things off the list is always quickly replaced with the weight of the […]
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