Special Needs
I began writing for SavvySource.com to do the local Denver newsletter and some articles on local attractions and events. They recently asked me to do a few articles on Special Needs and of course I jumped at the chance.
Click through to see the links to the articles and snapshot of what they are about....
So many times, when it comes up that Brady is Autistic, people say, "I'm so sorry." I know it's just a saying and they really don't know what to say, but YOU didn't cause it, so why be sorry for it? I'm not sorry he has it. As many people say, "It is what it is."
In some ways we are lucky, we've had two typically developing children and now with Brady and his delays, we also get to stop and enjoy his milestones that with previous kids we didn't necessarily celebrate. There are many more things we, parents of...
One of my biggest fears as a mom of an autistic child is wandering. Wandering off, getting hurt, lost or worse is at the forefront of most parents of kids with special needs. Even though my child is only 3 and a half, he is already showing signs of wandering and not noticing his surroundings. There are many different ways you can help combat this with various devices and I’ve just learned about a new one I wanted to share with you....
I’m not claiming to know everything about every subject in the world of autism, or even claiming to know how to deal with the day to day in my own life with a son on the spectrum. What I am going to say, is that if you don’t know the facts about a particular situation, please do not comment on a national website, news site to boot, claiming that you are holier than thou and everyone else is the idiot. Don’t make brazen and bold statements about something you are not even remotely personally connected to, and then when people...
I found this video in my itunes last night. Well, actually Carter did and he and Brady were playing it over and over and cracking up. It’s from 2 years ago, almost exactly. November, 2009. Brady had just learned how to crawl on hands and knees. He was 18 months old. Most kids at 18 months are already running all over the place, but crawling on hands and knees was a huge success at this time in his life because he has Hypotonia, Motor Coordination Disorder and a host of other “disorders”. I don’t know why, but this video makes...
I have been working on a toy guide for special needs kids for some time. I pitched the idea to TimetoPlaymag.com and they were just as excited as I was about it. Basically, how this guide differs from other guides out there is it is compiled 100% by a mom of a special needs kid. My son has been in therapy since he was 14 months old for a host of reasons. I was tired of spending hundreds of dollars on therapy tools when I could achieve the same goals with toys we already had on hand. I will be...
