(hey, that thing I said about writing a post offline? scratch that.) Holding the fresh baked cookie in front of her non-verbal autistic child, the mother wondered how long she could hold out waiting for a verbal response from her child.Alas, the mother did not have the endurance. The child waited in silence. The mother could [...]
It is easy to take simple actions for granted, but one must consider all the physiological integrations of the nervous system that are required to do the simplest of actions, even something as simple as maintaining muscle tone for the sake of posture. Between last Christmas and June, Olivia destroyed 2 electronic toy keyboards. Why? Because [...]
I just HAVE to get this posted tonight. I am just delighted to share this video. Olivia had an appointment with a developmental specialist in Atlanta today, and because of conflicts with my schedule, my parents were gracious enough to make the 4 hour (one way) drive with Olivia. They just got home around 11:00pm, as [...]
Just dashed down to the mailbox and YIPPEE! My autism t-shirt was in the box. Will certainly have to wear it tomorrow. Listen, I don’t normally wear t-shirts, so this is fun for me. I just tried the t-shirt on and darn-it my boobs stretch the text out a bit. Maybe with a little wear, the wording [...]
Was doing a bit of clicking through and around on blogs, and came across the following video from GMA, this point of view presented in the video is how I feel about the world of autism advocacy. That the McCarthy-ism, and the defeat autism now worlds are removed from the centered real needs of our [...]
i made my own on spreadshirt.com… and I just got an email stating it’s already shipped…. I am a little concerned that I placed the text a bit too high on the shirt, but it was a little difficult to tell exactly where the neckline was.