Elizabeth: Speech Goals
GOALS. My wish list. Two things that I have carried with me since Elizabeth was born. Actually, more like since the minute she was diagnosed. Goals and my wish list.…
SPD
Learning to Behave in Public
I think one of the hardest things to do when raising a child with special needs is to get the world to bend to them and their needs. Trust me,…
Middle School Awaits
It is funny but just as soon as you get used to something, that something changes. I am sure everyone can sympathize with that, right? Well, this is how I…
A Mother Learns Many Lessons
Elizabeth is one of those children, lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, who has a summer birthday. These children get to wake up and automatically be off…
STEPPING OUT OF THE OASIS AND BACK INTO LIFE
It is funny or maybe not funny, but ironic that with a special needs child all the things you have in place and are working one minute can become things…
ELIZABETH FINDS THE RIGHT FIT FOR HER
Something so unique about having a special needs child is that when most typical children are headed in one direction, you find yourself wondering if you should follow their lead,…
THE BEST GIFT FROM ELIZABETH
As our journey continued, I was able to revisit the “to do” category of a preschool for Elizabeth. We initially had tried a preschool in our area that had half…
SEEING THE TREES IN THE FOREST: ELIZABETH GROWS BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
I can remember that I was living so deeply “in the forest” this year that I did not “see the trees” I was so deep in concentrating on Elizabeth’s sensory…
2 YEARS OLD
As a parent, there is one side of your brain that knows the truth in a situation and there is the other half that can rationalize and adjust reality to…