A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me if she could do a Jamberry fundraiser for my family. If you have been following along for the past year or so, you know that my daughter was hospitalized 7 times last year and it’s been quite a rough time for us. Between my daughter’s…
Apraxia
What I Would Tell the Other Kids
Several nights ago we took my son to the park just before dusk. It had been in the mid 60’s out and nice weather for playing outside. My son who is autistic, apraxic, and who also has several other diagnoses, was having a blast following the other kids around, and riding on the little merry-go-round….
Adam, Autism, and Apraxia
On December 31st, 2013, I started looking back over our year with my son, Adam. 2013 was Adam’s healthiest year. He has been so sickly since he was born even prompting his pediatrician to do several blood tests to see what was going on because he was sick every other week. During 2013, we did…
What is Apraxia? An Update on My Son’s Speech
I don’t remember if I ever updated about my son’s speech problems and I wanted to explain and update a little about what is going on. About eight months after we found out Adam had autism, we found out that a lot of his speech issues also stemmed from Apraxia of Speech – a neurological…
Thankful Thursday: I’m so Thankful for my Little Boy
No, you did not read the above title wrong. I know today is Friday and yesterday was Thursday, but I wanted to share with you a little bit about Operation We Are Here‘s “Thankful Thursday.” I had never heard of it until the founder – Benita Koeman emailed me and asked me if I would…
Two Words I Never Tire of Hearing
A lot of people told me that as my son, Adam got older and talked more I would get sick of it. That once kids talk they never stop. I have to say, that so far that is not true. Autistic kids are different and their speech does not just blossom all at once like…
Baby Babble DVDs for Kids with Speech Delays
Recently, someone sent us a package in the mail that included a pretty purple gift box full of snacks and treats for me, a book about Autism, and a speech enhancing DVD for Adam called “Baby Babble.” (By the way the package was sent anonymously and I would love to know who to thank, so…
