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MoMster Meltdown

November 17, 2011 by portlandmama83 in ADHD, Advice, Anxiety, Autism, Behavior, Parenting, School, SPD with 4 Comments

Gawwwwwd, it has been another rough week. I try and stay as positive as I can,but sometimes I feel like I am banging my head on a brick wall. In reality I know “this too shall pass”, but in the moment I feel like I am sometimes fighting a losing battle.
When you have a special needs child, there are so many struggles that you never imagined facing before you were a parent. You find yourself trying to find a control variable in situations beyond your control just to help your child be able to maintain at school longer than 15 min a day before the principal is calling because he has cussed out 2 people and has scratched, bitten and kicked 3 others. And why? Because his teacher is gone and there is a substitute. The reality is, that is all it takes to set him over the edge. …continue reading

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I Actually Hit the Send Button: The Email I’ve Been Dreading

November 16, 2011 by spedteach_6 in ADHD, Anxiety, Diagnosis, School, SPD with 17 Comments

I finally did it. I sent the email I have been dreading. I had lump in my throat wondering if I was truly helping my son or if this was going to “MARK” him in the eyes of his teachers. How is a mother supposed to know if she’s doing the right thing or just “stirring the pot”? However, it was clear by now that what I WAS doing was getting him nowhere. Something has to change.

Something has to make an impact on these professionals to help them understand what my child is experiencing on a daily basis. So reluctantly and much trepidation, I hit SEND. …continue reading

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Progress

November 14, 2011 in Occupational Therapy, School, SPD with 3 Comments

Everyone knows Roger has always had issues with writing. It is unorganized and hard to understand. We recently started using a visual map (the annoying story maps with all the bubbles and lines we all

Swimming up the Mainstream

November 12, 2011 in Autism, School, SPD with 6 Comments

Last night, over a beautiful plate of pasta, fresh fruits and vegetables and a slice of French bread, Ewan turned to me and said, “Mom, I just want to go to school where there’s only

My first IEP meeting… and I cried like a baby

November 10, 2011 in Autism, IEP, SPD with 5 Comments

The day seems so long ago now… June 3rd, 2008. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that is the same woman staring back at me in the mirror today. Let me back this up a

At a loss….

November 9, 2011 in Behavior, School, Seekers, SPD with 9 Comments

My DD has Sensory Processing Disorder. She was diagnosed when she was 2.5. She was a preemie and had some developmental delays and began PT and DT. Both therapists at different times started noticing different

Believe in Yourself

November 1, 2011 in Advice, Autism, Behavior, Occupational Therapy, School, Sensory Diet, SPD, SPD Awareness with 13 Comments

Every special needs parent knows that there are times when you have to step in and advocate for your child. Sometimes, it’s at a parent/teacher conference. Sometimes it’s an IEP meeting. Sometimes it’s on the

Unfit Mother

October 30, 2011 in Diagnosis, School, SPD with 8 Comments

I have these two little boys. They are awesome. Of course I think so, I’m their mom. But ask just about anybody, they will agree that for the most part, they are indeed awesome! Really.