They asked me if she was high functioning. I replied, “She has autism.” They asked if she was in the middle of the spectrum. I replied, “She has autism.” It doesn’t matter where she fits on the autism spectrum, autism is autism. When parents are so quick so say, “But my child is high functioning.” … More Autism Is Autism
I’m trying to figure out why she doesn’t like her clothes on hangers. In the center of her room is a pile of clothes that resembles a mountain and it’s driving me crazy. This is not a straight line of clothes placed strategically in her room. This is pile of her things that make her … More Autism Is That You?
Waiting on results has to be one of the most painful things for me. I should be use to it by now. But I am not. I am not a great test taker either. So, taking tests in school was torture. But waiting to see how well I did or didn’t do was the real … More The Test Results Are In
It was March 16, 2018. We are almost finished with our third appointment at AI Hospital. It really stinks that this is how we had to spend part of our day off from school. But that’s autism. We received a great report from the last doctor. He even commented on how Sydney was attentive during … More Adventures in Autism
When I left work at 8:30 pm Wednesday night. I was looking forward to picking Sydney up from my parents house. Then going home to spend some time with Harrison. Before we would have to get up early the next day. When I arrived at my parents house. Sydney was upstairs. Before I could get … More I’m Having One of Those Days
Sydney like many children with autism don’t require a lot of sleep. For six years Sydney and I survived on four hours of sleep each night. Sydney would wake up at 3:00 am and stay awake. Which meant I was awake. Which meant we were a hot mess for the majority of the day. It … More Wake Up Moses Is Floating Down The Nile River
Having President’s Day off on Monday gave us a chance to go to medical appointments. Sydney loves her routine. So when there is no school. I am prepared in case she has a difficult time coping with the change. I can still yell Plot Twist! And she looks directly at me for the next set … More Rosa Parks Is At It Again
“Mom, is this a paternity test?” “So dad is not our dad?” Then Sydney chimes in with, “do we need a step dad?” Is it five o’clock yet? Let me back up for a minute. Yesterday at our family meeting I was going to tell the children about the genetic testing that we are doing … More Mom, Is This A Paternity Test?
One of my favorite lines from a movie is from Field of Dreams. “If you build it. They will come” Well, I think that if you believe in something it will happen. Not right away or at the snap of your fingers. But if you hold on it will happen. For every doctor that told … More It’s All In Your Head
Snow Days for our family were torture when we lived in Michigan. First of all we wouldn’t have a snow day unless it was six or more inches of snow on the ground. Sledding, hot chocolate, movies, naps all of those ideas sounded great. But not for us. For our family a snow day looked … More This Is How You Snow Day
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