“Holy cow! Seriously?! I have a friend who got her son tested for that kind of stuff and yeah, he was full of that stuff. She tried him on Gluten-Free stuff too. I think it helped. What’s your plan of action?” I realize I’m not quite in the right space for this and it’s certainly… Read more »
Tag Archive: Autism / Aspergers
101 Goals In 1001 Days With Special Happens
It’s here! May I introduce, Special Happens. My sister blog. A resource. A positive, informative, inspirational blog. I hope. Less personal, but personal. Whining and the incoherent ramblings of life, I will save for you, here…so lucky you are! Both blogs will be up simultaneously. I hope you find something worthy of reading and sharing… Read more »
A 38 Year Old Needs To Grow Up!
A few short weeks ago, maybe a little more, I turned 38. No monumental achievement or rather, no typically celebrated number. But here I am now, 38, with a newfound prospective on my life. Nothing drastic or earth shattering. You won’t come away with any renewal of inspiration, the meaning of life, affirmation of being… Read more »
The Life That’s Chosen Me (video / song)
Thank you to a wonderful new friend for sharing this with me. Tweet me @MiaFindngBalnce or Email me Mia.FindingBalance.Blog (at) gmail (dot) com Read more »
Autism & Asperger’s Conference In Review
Autism is no longer a silent word. No longer spoken behind closed doors. There is ample information on the web about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) readily available with just a few keystrokes. Deciphering the information and the setting aside time to decipher is a whole other adventure. A few short weeks ago, Future Horizon’s sponsored… Read more »
From Anesthesia Comes Emergence
He is anxious and doing an amazing job of trusting us. We shuffle him into a glass bowl, coaxing a change of clothes into the hospital, open-backed blues provided. The double-sided, non-slip socks giving us a chuckle. He continues to trust as we begin the process of distraction from the now, from the impending, only… Read more »
EEG at Children’s EMU #2
EEGs are a part of our lives now. Every 6 months is the general protocol for kids diagnosed with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS) and Continuous Spike and Wave during slow Sleep (CSWS). Every 6 months because for reasons unknown to me, whether hormones, growth, the body’s ability to metabolize certain medicines, LKS/CSWS (looked at as virtually… Read more »
My First Autism/Asperger’s SuperConference Is Coming!
Being a parent of a multi-diagnosed child, it becomes difficult to fashion myself versed in all areas that have molded him to be who he is. Finding a way to concentrate on one area or another only leaves me to feel lacking for the others, as if having not paid attention to your other children… Read more »
Do Parents of Special Needs Kids Invoke Self-Isolation?
I was interviewed a while back by a woman who was working on a website. She was commissioned to interview families and write synopsis’ of their stories; synopsis’ of how families got to where they are, the friendships and family members lost or found, isolation. In the end, she went back to the ones who… Read more »
The New Social Story Book by Carol Gray: A Book Review
Social stories are one of the cornerstones of support tools for caregivers and team members surrounding children living with an autism spectrum disorder. Life’s lessons, many including the subtle nuances of appropriate social interactions that are difficult to learn can be taught with the simple use of a Social Story. However, Social Stories in themselves… Read more »
How Do You Describe Multiple Diagnosis?
I’ve found myself oscillating between what to focus on, what label to give us, our family, my son. Which do I highlight? How do I explain? Where do I classify myself and our interests? Our causes? We have no single route ‘cause’ of our son’s afflictions. He isn’t even dually diagnosed. He has 5 separate… Read more »
First Things First-Togetherness; A Dad’s Perspective on Marriage by Gavin Bollard
By Gavin Bollard In traditional society, mothers and fathers tend to live in completely different worlds. The home, the kids and school are all in the mother’s realm while the father is more likely to take care of bread-winning and financial matters. The working week has expanded to take in weekends and the hours of… Read more »