Whelp I did it. I came to the realization that it is not ideal for me to be the person that wears all the hats. I know that I certainly can wear them all, and wear them all effectively, but in the bigger scheme of things, this is not about me. It is about the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘special needs’
one less hat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adults with disabilities, autism, hiring help, letting go, providers, se, special needs on May, 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
a read
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, autism reads, disability, family, grief, loss, love, special needs on May, 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A positive side to having weeks of bed rest (three herniated discs and an annular tear) is that I have a tremendous amount of time to read. In just this past week I have explored spirituality, fiction, non-fiction, and a plethora of magazines. Today I cracked open a book loaned to me about autism. Typically [...]
Top Ten Rules
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advocacy, autism, developmental disabilities, disabilities, forgiveness, love, parenting, parenting a special needs child, pdd-nos, rules for disabilities, special needs on May, 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My top ten rules for parenting a child with a disability: 1. Accept. This doesn’t mean giving up, it means giving everything you have to make your child’s life as good as it can be. To accept, you acknowledge the gift hidden within the pain. You learn to see the silver lining. My silver lining [...]
It comes in waves
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, developmental disabilities, developmental disability, grief, loss, motherhood, pain, sadness, special needs on April, 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It comes and goes in waves. In all honestly there are times that I have my head buried in the sand. I can talk the needed talk and make like I have it all under control. I can appear that I am dealing with the uncertainty of the future with my girl in the healthiest [...]
World Autism Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, autism awareness, daughters, developmental disabilties, love, motherhood, parenting, special needs on April, 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of World Autism Day, a recent conversation with my girl on the way to horseback therapy: HER: why do you always ask to color with me?ME: because it would be fun to do it together.HER: well you know I wasn’t there the day they did sharing. The day they “did sharing”. Love it. On [...]
cinderella
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, daughters, disabilities, prom, special needs on May, 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Once upon a time there was a special girl who was invited to prom by a special guy. This girl was happy that her lovely mom endured hours of shopping for a dress where appearance mattered none, for this girl, the dress must not itch. The day arrived for this Cinderella to prepare for the ball. [...]
the blessings
Posted in disability, tagged developmental disabilities, life, special needs, yoga on October, 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was gently reminded today that no matter what the challenges one faces, there is always room for gratitude and growth. In order to find that place of gratitude and thus growth, one must allow the heart to open and the ”I can’ts” to quiet. Three women in wheelchairs. Three women that “cant’”……Today they realized that they [...]
will she…..
Posted in autism, disability, tagged autism, daughters, disability, special needs on August, 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My girl embarks on the next chapter tomorrow morning at 6:49 am when the bus picks her up for her first day of high school. Will it be meaningful? Will she feel inadequate and go back to her way of coping that is not always easy to see? Will she eat lunch alone? Will she gets [...]
bliss
Posted in disability, tagged adults with disabilities, disabilities, ego, special needs, teaching, yoga on August, 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I begin my next series teaching adults with disabilities Yoga. I have ten participants with a variety of disabilities both physical and developmental. I have spent the last few days trying to think about what I will teach and how I will structure the class when finally late last night I remembered that I [...]
awareness day
Posted in autism, gratitude, life, reflections, tagged autism, autism awareness, autism spectrum, disability, gratitude, life, pdd-nos, special needs on April, 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy AUTISM Awareness day! On this day I am most grateful for my daughter. Had she not been blessed to be on the Autism Spectrum, I would not be the individual that I am. I would not have the job and passion that I have, I would not have been touched by the people with autism [...]
