I remember when she was little silently wishing that her disability was more obvious. I wished that people would see the struggles that for those that knew her well saw. I wished that I didn’t have to come up with a verbal description of why she reacted a certain way or said the things that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘social skills’
one of the gifts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, autism spectrum, daughters, disability, disability awareness, life, PDDNOS, social skills on March, 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
She refused
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, developmental disabilities, disabilities, motherhood, parenting, social skills on March, 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The night was planned to include dinner out and a dance. The plan all week was to attend. The night came and she refused. She refused the dinner out. She refused the dance. She even refused the bribe of her favorite ice cream shop after the dance. I offered her just five minutes at the [...]
rant
Posted in autism, tagged advocating, autism, developmental disabilities, pdd-nos, social skills on July, 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be ready. I am ranting. Social skills: the personal skills needed for successful social communication and interaction. If social and communication deficits are the core challenges of Autism, it would make logical sense to me that while my girl is at school for 7.5 hours per day she would be offered countless opportunities to work on the core challenges of her disability, per [...]
just about done
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advocating, autism, IEP, motherhood, social skills on May, 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My response to a request to providing support during social times throughout the school day. Ohhh….it is Friday, it is May and I am just about done…… In my opinion ‘forced relationships’ is very different than providing her adequate support in social environments that address her needs. My goal is not for her to have friends but [...]
rules
Posted in autism, tagged autism, social skills on October, 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A day of autism-esk comments: Start of the morning with my girl: ME: uh, I think you wore that shirt yesterday. HER: uh, Yah…. ME: you dont wear the same shirt two days in a row HER: uhhh, I do… ME: no, people don’t usually wear the same shirt two days in a row, its gross [...]
anti-social, or not
Posted in family, tagged reflections, silence, social skills, vacation on June, 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I took my oldest son and his friend on a 3 night cruise to the Bahamas last weekend. The prep and the stress of coordinating all the rest of the stuff at home, while trying to have my house on the market was absolute maddness. The week prior I started my nursing assistant classes and [...]
inspired to share 10 things I wish you knew
Posted in autism, disability, family, friendship, gratitude, kids, life, tagged 10 things every child with autism wishes you knew, acceptance, autism, autism spectrum, daughters, developmental disability, life, pdd-nos, reflections, social skills, special needs on November, 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Inspired by a fellow blogger, www.asdmommy.wordpress.com and Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew, by Ellen Notbohm I have decided to also share the Ten things that THIS Mom wants you to know about our very own autism journey: 1.) I never hope to change or ‘recover’ my girl, she is exactly who she is meant to be. There [...]
time off and reflections
Posted in autism, gratitude, kids, life, reflections, tagged autism, diet, gratitude, IEP, reflections, social skills on November, 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ahhh, finally time for Thanksgiving break. I am off tomorrow and then off all next week. As I look forward to the time away, I find myself also looking at the recent events in a different light. While I was emotional and outraged at the frustration that comes with the job, I also realize the [...]
the need to know
Posted in autism, disability, kids, life, reflections, Uncategorized, tagged asperger syndrome, autism, autism spectrum, disability, functional skills, IQ, outrage, social skills, special needs on November, 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It is 3:00 am. I have been up for hours. I have had a week from hell, on many levels both personally and professionally and because those realms of my life often interlace I am in a spiral of madness. I sat with parents this week in many meetings about their children with autism. I can totally understand [...]
getting through this time
Posted in autism, family, kids, life, reflections, tagged autism spectrum, excercise, growing up, IEP, social skills, sons, special ed on October, 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It seems this week I have felt like I have my mind spinning in a zillion directions. I have one son turning 18 in a few weeks which lends itself to all kinds of emotions, both good and not so good. My daughter’s IEP is coming up in two weeks and thinking about high school and [...]
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