From the monthly archives:

May 2007

“I Lost A Little Control”

May 31, 2007

“I lost a little control.”  This is what my son tells me when we discussed his most recent trip to the play therapist.  Alexander absolutely loves going to see Miss Natasha – they get to play for an hour.  Near the end of the session she always brings me into the room to discuss Alexander’s [...]

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“Autism Everyday” Backlash

May 29, 2007

Last week I was sent a link to a YouTube video published by an individual named Christschool – the video is titled “Autism Everyday is a ‘Doctored Film‘”.  I don’t know much about the individual who produced the video but he seems to be fairly popular with the neurodiversity proponents.  The video is long, 15 [...]

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It’s Summer Break!

May 28, 2007

Summer break in my household actually began last Wednesday at 10:43 am when my son was dismissed from his last day of kindergarten.  There was no official promotion ceremony but on Tuesday all of the kids came out of the school with little construction paper caps on and they all proudly held their kindergarten graduation [...]

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Updates On The Mindless Mommy Family

May 18, 2007

It has been four days since I’ve updated and I feel so out of the loop.  I really need to get into the habit of blogging daily, it is so therapuetic for me.  I thought I would just do a quick update on the mindless mommy family – that is me, the hubby, and the [...]

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Challenging His Rigidity

May 14, 2007

I have previously mentioned Alexander’s issues with rigidity – it is a common theme among children and adults on the autism spectrum.  His play therapist has us gently challenging him when we feel the situation is right.  As always Monday is occupational therapy day for him – his therapist is Ms. Sheila and she is [...]

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Moms and Unpredictability

May 13, 2007

This is an article that I received from the Asperger’s Parenting group I belong to.   I wanted to share it as I found it quite fitting for today, Mother’s Day.  Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! ********** MOMS AND UNPREDICTABILITY   By Julie Coulter   Years ago, I was driving our [...]

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Seeking Balance

May 12, 2007

As I’ve mentioned previously I am a member of Attachment Parenting International.  API has eight principles of attachment parenting of which one is “Seek Balance in Personal and Family Life.”  This is the one principle that I am failing miserably at right now.  I have absolutely no balance in my life at all – everything [...]

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