Within five minutes of observing Gavin, she (and the rest of the team for that matter) said “the issue we have here is this super smart kid is in the wrong body. So we need to fix this.”
Category: Families with Special Needs Children
Bodhisattvas
When I was sixteen years old, a series of poor choices resulted in my getting arrested. The punishment designated by the court was 100 hours of community service, overseen by Reverend William T. Federici of First Congregational Church. Unphased and unrepentant, I showed up (late, of course) for my first day of service straight from the beach: barefoot, sand covered, and bathing suit clad. Rev. Federici said not a word about what brought me to his office, and set about drawing me a diagram detailing the direct connection between the mind and the heart. He explained something called “the heart of the perfection of wisdom,” and advised that I needed not just to open, but to empty the negative thoughts cluttering my mind. For a disaffected teenager, it was quite a concept.
Expectations Are A Tricky Thing
So you know when people build things up so your expectations become huge and then you actually do/visit/see what was built up and it falls REALLY short of expectations? Yeah, well I’m not sure if that’s what happened in this situation or if there were other things at play – or if as I always say, it is what it is.
The Hard Part About Special Needs Parenting
My girl. She’s almost 7. She’s almost in second grade. She’s in a regular first grade class. She can sight read with the best of ’em. She… Read more “The Hard Part About Special Needs Parenting”
Parenting: It’s the hard-knock life
Boy did “Annie” ever have it right! [Parenting] is a hard-knock life! (Side note: just to be clear, I mean the “Annie” of 1982 release). It’s only… Read more “Parenting: It’s the hard-knock life”
Confessions of a Special Needs Mom
When I can’t come up with anything good to write about, I go back and look at the things I wrote to myself in the height of… Read more “Confessions of a Special Needs Mom”
Play Date Pursuit: 5 Missteps to Avoid
When you’re a mama to an only, particularly one with a diagnosis for which social deficits go hand-in-hand, it’s easy to become a bit obsessed with scheduling… Read more “Play Date Pursuit: 5 Missteps to Avoid”
Changing my Mindset
Despite everything going on in the world, this has been a pretty decent year for me. And if it hasn’t for you, let me share with you the… Read more “Changing my Mindset”
Thoughts from a New Special Needs Mom
I’ve always had a deep respect for parents of special needs children. The appointments, the specialists, the paperwork, the advocacy, PPTs/IEPs/504s and the rest of the acronyms… Read more “Thoughts from a New Special Needs Mom”
Celebrating the Kids You Have
Before I became a parent, I had an image in my head of what my children would be like one day. They’d wear cute matching, preppy outfits… Read more “Celebrating the Kids You Have”
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