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Protected: Dissolving an Adoption, a Call for Help

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March 2nd, 2010 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More

The Adopted Child’s Loss

The Adopted Child’s Loss
My daughter arrived home at thirteen months, broken in spirit and disconnected. I sensed that she was engulfed in an invisible cocoon. Her cries and screams, which happened without warning and often over a dozen times each day, expressed her fathomless grief and her inability to connect. My daughter...
February 22nd, 2010 | Attachment, Feature, Sensory Processing Disorder, Special Needs | Read More

Archiving an Adoption Story

I have no idea how interested either one of my children will be in their own adoption stories. I don’t know if they will seek answers to questions I don’t have the answers to, or what kind of relationship they will develop with their birth families once it is their relationship to maintain,...
February 3rd, 2010 | Domestic, Health, Special Needs | Read More

Yes, I have that kid

Yes, I have that kid
I was told today, by a friend, that her two children are not thrilled to play with my son. Great…he’s “That” kid. You know, the one that all of the other kids don’t want to play with but all of the mothers say they have to in order to be nice? Random Mom: He’s different,...
January 26th, 2010 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More

How to: Visit with Santa

How to: Visit with Santa
This is cross posted from last year’s post at Discussing Autism. Is your little one afraid to see Santa this year? Is he overstimulated by the mall and all the glittering lights, afraid of all the people, conscious of every detail around him, ready to flee at the slightest movement of someone...
December 1st, 2009 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More

What Should an IEP Do?

Individual Education Plans can be VERY confusing for parents AND teachers and most parents are anxious, confused, and feel inadequate when they go into an IEP. I am a former teacher and am now in the role of a parent. I never thought that I would be the parent of a special needs child nor would I be...
November 18th, 2009 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More

Please Help Us Find A Cure

I have written a few times on here about TSC (tuberous sclerosis complex)- the genetic disorder Little Princess has and everyone has always been great about it! Now I am going to ask you to sponsor me as I walk to  find a cure for TSC…the walk is May 30th in the St. Louis area. The event is “Step...
November 8th, 2009 | Feature, Health, Special Needs | Read More

Crafty Kids: Gautemalan Day of the Dead Kite

Crafty Kids: Gautemalan Day of the Dead Kite
The tiny town of Santiago Sacatepequez in Guatemala is famous for its annual gigantic kites festival on el Dia de Todos los Santos, Day of the Dead or All Saints’ Day. The gigantic kites, barriletes gigantes, were originally flown as a way to remember and connect to ancestors. “Up to 40 feet...
October 19th, 2009 | Crafts, Culture, Feature, Guatemala, Special Needs | Read More

Confusing the Diagnosis: Developmental Delay or Disability?

Confusing the Diagnosis: Developmental Delay or Disability?
The terms developmental delay and disability are bandied around a lot. They are not interchangeable; they mean different things. A developmental delay is defined as a significant lag in functioning in more than one area of the expected norm for a specific age. Developmental delays are not considered...
October 18th, 2009 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More

Words Will Never Hurt …

Words Will Never Hurt …
Are you familiar with the singsong children’s rhyme? “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”   Like many, I remember singing this when I was a child. I didn’t think much about it, other than I felt a false sense of bravado. I sang the catchy tune when words did...
September 28th, 2009 | Feature, Special Needs | Read More
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