Monthly Archives: January 2012

Comorbidity.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Tootles does not respond on the first try of getting his attention.  Or the second, third or fourth try.  This is not an exaggeration.  This is our reality.  It is a core component of his autism. It is also the … Continue reading →

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Out of Focus.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

One day one of my son’s tutors was running late to school.  Instead of just dropping him off, I stayed to prompt him through his “morning routine”.  He had on a coat.  He could not really get it off because … Continue reading →

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DVD Flashbacks.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

We travel by car about an hour a day for commute time.  Long before we had a diagnosis, we bought a car with a DVD player in it to keep the little guy occupied.  Soon enough, I learned that a … Continue reading →

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Almost Wordless Wednesday – but really… read the words for this one.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Homework night, reading Shark in the Park!  snuggled in jammies, having taken a bath, it was a perfect bonding moment. We get to the pointy shark “teeth” and he’s struggling to pronounce the word. I point to the picture asking, … Continue reading →

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Learning Good versus Evil, Team Umizoomi Style.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Good versus evil.  An age old question.  Right now, it is a 5 year old’s question.  Which TV characters are good and which are bad and why?  My son is asking when he is good or bad.   He seems … Continue reading →

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The IEP Meme.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Rather regularly, parents have been writing about the struggles they undergo in attempting to obtain appropriate educational services for their children.  We write about the fights, the attempt to give us less and “save money” by the schools and the … Continue reading →

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Finding the Happy Bits.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Days and nights are difficult for me now.  I won’t bore or depress you with details. Let’s just say I hate the hospital emergency room and leave it at that.  I’ve seen way too much of it. I have a … Continue reading →

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Secrets.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

[To each and every one of you who expressed your kind thoughts and prayers, yesterday, thank you is not enough.  I just briefly asked for support on Facebook this morning and I was overwhelmed with the amazing and gracious response … Continue reading →

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The Flowers.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I’ve always loved the spring.  The new and the fresh.  Everything begins again.  What is passed, has been wiped away by the harsh, wet, cold and unforgiving of winter. We clean and we plan in the spring.  A seed can … Continue reading →

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Weekend Archives: The High Cost of Bluto

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

This one was first published on January 24, 2011. and the second post I published. I’m coming up on the one year anniversary of the blog and will be doing a giveaway soon for those people who will “like” the FB … Continue reading →

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