We had our 2nd assessment appointment last week. It seems B has gone from significantly delayed to almost age level (or beyond) on every item on the checklist. Thankfully we are starting to see those changes at home. I am the last person who really expected this to be a positive solution for us. After […]
Daily musings
What about the autism family?
When one person in the family (or more) has an autism diagnosis, that generally means the entire family wears that diagnosis too. From the minute a child starts exhibiting autistic type behaviors the dynamic begins to change. No one needs the diagnosis to feel this, it just happens. With restrictive behaviors, lack of social skills, […]
Links to autism may start in the gut!?
As I was drinking my coffee and catching up on the news this morning the first 2 stories that jumped out at me are both discussing the relationship between gut health and autism. Only yesterday I was talking to someone about how almost all the autistic kids we know are plagued with chronic gut problems such as diarrhea, […]
Will I be famous?
In the last few weeks my son and I have been discovering a new relationship because we are being forced to spend quality time in the car almost every day. I pick him up at school and drive to his Brain Balance appointment and then we hop back in the car and go home, all […]
Schooling when your child doesn’t fit into the public school system.
Where do we start? Just what does a parent do when their child isn’t making it in the state school system? In our case we are in South Caroline which consistently scores