Blog Posts
Seldom Celebrating
At the beginning of April I set out to write about Autism Awareness Month and my less-than-enthusiastic feelings which accompanied it. My focus was on the fact that awareness goes only so far, and that action was more critical to progress on the autism front. I wrote that in part two of the piece, which you’re reading now, I’d give [...]
Awareness Gives Me the Blues
Autism Awareness Month. I’m personally sick of Autism Awareness Month. Blue lights, blue shirts, blue ties. Blue Blue Blue. Well, actually, the color does match my mood this month. That’s right. I’m blue about autism awareness. Not happy. Things are not all rosy or peachy when it comes to autism. And I’m not suggesting a change of hue to red [...]
LOOK at it BOTH WAYS
Afternoon sun was warming the porch. October in California can feel like mid summer, and so I decided to sit on the toasty steps of the porch and wait for Zach’s school bus. Being in special education, he had curbside drop-off. He’s always had door-to-door service from school to home the years he rode the bus. So I kicked off [...]
HELLP. Me.
My slippered feet slowly shuffled across the carpet. The pencil in my right hand rapidly beat a tiny invisible drum in the air. Sunlight streamed in the window, and I waddled over to adjust the Venetian blinds. A pocket of cool morning air found my face, and I was grateful for it; my body seemed to be running too warm. [...]
Handcuffed to Home
(Recent post on www.Sacramento4Kids.com) Staying home can be a comfort. Staying home rather than going out with a child with autism can be confining. The definition of housebound is unable to leave one’s house typically due to illness or old age. Parents of individuals with autism, especially severe autism, often find themselves staying home but not because they are ill [...]
Covered in Kindness
Going through airport security with my family is not on my top ten list of good things to do in life. I start off calm (in the general sense of that word) and collected, knowing exactly where I put everything I need for the flight. By the time we’re on the other side of the security checkpoint, our backpacks are [...]
Butterflies & Battle Cries
From inside the belly a butterfly flitted and wings were developed as bump soon emitted The feeling of joy as belly it grew full, round, and right I will take care of you […]
Stress Relief – Sacramento4Kids blog post
Parents of children with special needs live with a high level of stress. When stress becomes a constant in our lives, we must find ways to combat it and reduce it or else our health can suffer. But the conundrum for special needs parents is that given their responsibilities, it’s nearly impossible to find time to take care of themselves [...]
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IDon’t believe it!
The thing you are looking for furiously is usually the thing you just cannot find. As we idled in the entryway of the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve with a string of cars behind us, I searched the glove box and the seat pocket for the disability pass I knew we had; it would allow us to enter for 50% [...]
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