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Six Years Old

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Dear Tad, I can’t even begin to describe what a life-changing year this has been for you. You were formally diagnosed with autism a little over a year ago, and you have been in ABA therapy and speech therapy consistently ever since.  You entered the CLC program at school last fall, and have now finished […]



Stop Hitting!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

I am so incredibly frustrated with Tad.  He is quickly approaching six years old, and he’s come so far with therapy and school and his academic skills. His social skills, on the other hand… We were at Friend and Doc’s house yesterday for Ane’s weekly piano lesson and a lunch play date.  We were just […]



The Connection

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

It was just a trip to the bathroom at the zoo. We had just finished lunch during our trip at the zoo last week, and I decided to take Rerun to the bathroom to clean him up and change him.  So, I hauled him in, diaper bag in hand. As I was wrestling with my […]



He’s a sensitive boy already

Monday, June 13th, 2011

(Bonus points for anyone besides the Webmaster who can finish that quote and name the Monty Python sketch it came from.) Each of my children are unique in their own way – some of them more than others – but Rerun has already proved that he is very different from his sister and brother in […]