In his six short years, my grandson has had too many tests to count, multiple diagnoses and many different treatments and therapies. He has been poked, prodded, stuck, and examined so many times it’s a wonder he doesn’t run screaming when we say he is going to the doctor.  Bless his heart, he usually just […]

 With an autistic child, roadblocks can come in different forms – behavioral and  bureaucratic are two that come to my mind.  Here are some examples of how we have dealt with them. Behavioral We are now in the middle of a new phase of behavioral roadblock in my grandson.  He just in the past few

Recently I have had a bit of a health scare and was required to have a follow-up procedure done to see if I would the “all clear”, the “need to repeat procedure, because something is may be there, or the “there are cancerous cells there” report.  After the procedure the nurse told me that the

I love this prayer and it fits my mindset much of the time… My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I

1.  Expect the unexpected – be prepared With an autistic child, you never know when something will throw them into a major meltdown.  It can happen when you least expect it.  Case in point. My grandson is in vacation bible school this week.  His mother was a little apprehensive, because it was a large group

Over the past few days, I have been experiencing pain in various parts of my body.  It may be a result of overdoing it in a water aerobics class a few days ago, anxiety over an up coming trip, a flare-up of CFS symptoms, or a combination of all of these.  I tried Tylenol, which

I am in the relatively unique position of having twin grandchildren, one is on the autism spectrum and one is not.  With twins, you are going to compare their mannerisms, their growth, their milestones and their personalities.  From the time the were born, we did this with Harper and Granger.  One sat up sooner than

One of my 6-year-old twin grandchildren is on the autism spectrum.  He has been a blessing in our lives and also a challenge, a very special mix.  Every time I am with him he amazes me and teaches me, so much about looking at the world differently.  For instance, with typical children, you take hugs