As you know I’ve had Risperdal on my mind lately and today is the day I make a decision on this medication. I’ve decided to keep the boys on this medication for now, despite the side effects. It’s a pick and choose your battle thing, and a friend reminded me of that. He had me [...]
It has taken me many years of living and dealing with autism daily to find out during trial and error what works and what doesn’t work for the boys. We have discovered over time that eliminating traditional holiday and birthday rituals and creating our own customs that fit the boys’ needs has been a great [...]
Risperdal is on my mind. I compare it to Ritalin of the 80′s in how it is so commonly used with ASD kids. The problem is I have discovered some side effects with this medication that should be cause for concern to any parent who has a child on it. Weight gain and Male breast [...]
I was going to take the rest of this month off to tie up loose ends and get ready for Summer break. However autism had other ideas. We had a birthday here and it has thrown us for a loop. What used to be a motivator for behaviors, money, has turned into a really bad [...]
We are seeing much better days since my last post. The med changes are working thank goodness and my son is coming back to his happy, joking self. Less fixated and angry. Thank Goodness !! Just in time for Mom’s Day in the U.S. Spring has finally sprung around here, warmer weather, trees and flowers [...]
I used to be a big fan of the DIY and herbal remedies. Over the past several years I’ve tried different things only to find myself disappointed by failure of product, or allergic reactions from my kids. Because of this I actually haven’t been using or trying as I used to. As the kids have [...]
The Monday morning fight to go to school begins. My kids start shutting down about this time every year, the school year is coming to an end and they are getting burnt out. For this very reason I wish there was all year school for these kids. I’ve been working the last several months trying [...]
I wanted to share some insight into how autism thinks: We have a reward in place on Friday for going to school all week. It’s 2 6pk of 4oz bottled coke. That is 48fl oz right? There is a new product out that my son likes better, bottled Pepsi. It comes in a 4 pk [...]
I wanted to share something I’ve learned with my special needs teenager. When he is grumpy, owly, melting down, sometimes a simple thing as making him something to eat, will curb the behavior. Yep. It’s amazing but think about it. He’s a teen, he’s growing, they eat a lot. He may not know or be [...]
Thinking about my grandma and uncle this morning. My grandma was a parent of a special needs person. My uncle is in his 60′s now and lives on his own with the help of a waiver and support people assigned to him. My grandma has been gone about 8 years now. I remember when I [...]
My point in posting this is to spread awareness that these little kids involved in early intervention, grow up ! I think the community and service providers forget that because the support is just not there like it is your the younger autistics. Some of these people need support throughout their lives. *image from buttonsandmore.com
A relative of mine came from out of state to visit this weekend. The boys had never met her before that I recall. D maybe once, but I don’t think he remembered. The boys’ behavior has increased and well, they have gotten clingy to me, for lack of a better word. I remember one of [...]
What is a weekend without a little drama? We had our fair share last night, and today I find myself recapping yesterday’s events and being lazy at the same time. It was an exhausting ordeal. J has pica. He likes to eat non edible items, and at least explore them with his mouth. It’s amazing that [...]
My youngest has been on a nutritional drink for many years to help supplement his poor eating habits and keep him healthy. The company that makes the product switched the packaging with our last shipment. Needless to say that has caused drama. He won’t drink them now. I hate when companies do that. The pizza [...]
I brought a used CD clock radio home today. I didn’t know how it worked and I had J melting down when I got home because he doesn’t feel well. D was expecting me to set it up and get it going immediately. I was able to buy some time and get J out of [...]
I read an article this morning on Disability Scoop,” Advocates Alarmed By Proposal To Tweak SSI”. Click the link and you can read it. It made me think about some things. Not only do I think the government doesn’t have a clue about what they are doing, I think people who are not exposed to [...]
My 10 year old is allergic to peanuts. He’s had several reactions to various exposures to peanuts and peanut products over the last couple of months. These incidents have forced me to stop consuming even peanut butter in the house, and I love peanut butter. In talking with the some friends and family I found [...]
I’m on this degree vs. experience kick today. John is almost 11 yrs old. Ive been dealing with autism longer than that (13 yrs by diagnosis, 16 yrs by age with Dustin). I’ve also been consciously dealing with IgA deficiency as long as John has been alive. (Dustin’s had it too but didn’t know before [...]
Those that know me personally know that I found great satisfaction in being able to reference Pink Floyd in the title to this post. I’m a huge fan. Today is Autism Awareness Day. Many around the globe will be wearing blue today to show support for autism. My post today is to bring some awareness [...]
Bad behaviors are so tough to deal with. I’ve had a little bit of exposure to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in dealing with some of these behaviors. I also know from common sense and my own childhood about consequences to your actions. I find it very difficult when your in the middle of an issue [...]
