Monthly Archives: February 2011

Remaining Calm in the Emergency Room.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

This is the second of a two-part post on my recent visit to the Emergency Room with my son.  He appeared to be in excruciating pain trying to urinate. Right after a rare California snowstorm.  When I did not have … Continue reading →

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Snowy Karma and Emergency Decisions for my ASD Son…

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

I’d like to believe that I’m not too much of a wimp, a wuss, a pansy.  I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and spent years stomping through snow to and from school and driving through blizzard conditions. … Continue reading →

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How Hot are You? – An Adventures with Tootles Tale!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Jessica is my 4 year old son’s 24 year old best friend. She teaches him cool words like “Scrill!” and “Come on!” to use during video game play.  She gets together with “Tootles” as she calls him, weekdays at the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Behavioral Therapy. Come Sit Down.

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Every morning, my son lies so peacefully in bed.  His long eyelashes so beautiful against his baby soft skin, his pouty lips ever so slightly parted.  It’s one of my favorite parts of my day to watch him, lying there … Continue reading →

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It’s Been Cloudy, with a Chance of Progress…Autism’s Moments of Clear Blue Sky.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

The sky was the perfect shade of blue yesterday.  The kind of blue that comes with the crisp, clean winter days.  Puffy, white clouds traveled lazily by.  You could see for miles.  When we travel down the hill from home to … Continue reading →

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Sickness has its Ups and Downs.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

My house is a shambles.  The bed is made.  The pillows are askew.  On top of my comforter sits a stuffed monkey toy in shorts, a remote control for the TiVo, My Little Counting Book and another smaller counting book.  … Continue reading →

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I’m no Scientist, but My Autistic Son is Reminiscing…

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

My son has gone retro.  It’s happened before.  It’s a stage where he pulls out old toys from his younger days and begins playing with them again.  He is nearly five years old.  He still has toys from when he … Continue reading →

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Keep Looking for Therapy. You’ll Find it.

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Shortly before Christmas 2009, when I was referred for my son’s evaluation for autism, I was truly and completely devoid of any knowledge concerning autism.  My head was empty.  I needed to know.  But where could I turn?  It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Who Should I Tell That My Son Has Autism?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

When I started this blog on January 21st of this year, I had some lofty goals.  I was going to change the world.  I’d write about my son’s condition and people would listen.  They would learn about autism.  They would … Continue reading →

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The conversation went like this…

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

My son is four and is full of ideas and opinions, despite some difficulty communicating some of those notions to others, including me.  Given this strong-willed little personality who is the star of this blog, I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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