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It’s been said that “minor” surgery is surgery on someone other than yourself. One exception to this old adage is when your child needs surgery. And if that child happens to have any special needs… well you just increased the parent’s anxiety thrice fold. I know because I just went through this with my 11-year-old [...]
I put it off for as long as I could. I meant to take my six-year old son Norrin last year when his bottom teeth were loose. I even made an appointment, but cancelled the day before we were supposed to go. I didn’t have anyone to go with me and considering we fight every [...]
Many children with autism, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and other special needs have difficulty experiencing situations that would seem quite normal to other children. Sounds can be too stimulating, crowds can feel overwhelming, and the unknown just too scary. Carol Gray, Director of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding, developed social stories to [...]
A Special Needs (SN) mom is on duty 24/7. Moms of Special Needs kids run ragged dealing with all the added responsibilities. They find it almost impossible to maintain balance and harmony in their hectic lives. There are appointments/meetings with medical professionals, with school staff, with support groups etc. There are the tremendous cost of [...]
With the bright lights, noisy drills, groaning adults, screaming kids, all this racket can send a child with sensory processing disorder over the edge. For us, it was venturing into a somewhat known territory. Eamon’s big brother, AJ got braces this year and the boys have been in tow with nearly every appointment. About 2 [...]
Eamon just turned 5 and had never had a formal eye evaluation. Just like his “bionic” hearing, we have always called him “hawk eye”. Because he can see things really far away that no one else would notice. I remember when he was younger, he would point to the sky and say, “I see a [...]
