Quick answer: When routines change, even strong skills can “backslide.” Practicing good habits helps us most. I STOP, pause my cues, and remember Elizabeth can do it and knows she can. Practicing good habits has been on my mind a lot lately. I am about 4 months out from the fall that broke my leg. […]
Managing Elizabeth’s Adult Schedule: Working on Enjoying Downtime
As many of us know, very rarely do our children with special needs stay on a plateau, an even keel or simply the same spot for long. There are always changes, adjustments or surprises that leave us sometime shaking our heads and wondering just how did this happened? And I am the last one lately… […]
A Memorable Mother-Daughter Getaway: Embracing Quality Time and Independence
So, I am not sure if I had mentioned our big debate about vacations this year but it went a little something like this. The big question was asked: Should we take a trip? If so, where? It has to be someplace warm, since we live in Ohio and we can be cold by simply […]
“Stop & Teach”: Achieving Independence for Your Special Needs Child
I thought that maybe I would give everyone an update on how Elizabeth is doing in her life. ELIZABETH IS 20 YEARS OLD NOW. AND SHE IS IN A COLLEGE PROGRAM AT OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITY. The program is set up such that the students with special needs are have buddy/coaches who are also students at […]
Setting Goals & Defining Independence for Your Special Needs Child
I wanted to write about finding strength and the positive. I feel like I need to write about this because so much of the time, when you have a child with special needs, you can find yourself working hard towards a goal. What goal? It is different for all of us. But we know that […]