Elizabeth's Journey Socialization at School Sometimes it is weird how you will look back on certain times in your life and see the struggles you had quite clearly.  But at the time, you are simply… February 10, 2016 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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,… November 4, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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 was feeling… July 20, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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… May 18, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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 that… February 3, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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,… November 19, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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… November 15, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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… September 11, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey 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… April 27, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey I BELIEVE IN YOU: ELIZABETH INTRODUCTION My name is Michele Gianetti and I am a mom to three wonderful children, gifts from God is what we call them.  But our second child Elizabeth is the one… March 19, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey