Tag: reclaiming
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Falling into the Change of a New Season
Taking a family vacation takes…courage! While vacationing in New Hampshire, I heard a political commercial say ”When you’re the parent of a child with special needs you have to be strong.” Since my children have very specific sensory needs, I had to learn how to help them learn how to avoid meltdowns. It’s hard to…
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Animals don’t Judge
Stop and think about that. Words from a humble, insightful docent at the St. Louis Aquarium. It’s a girls weekend for E2 and I. We went decadent and booked ourselves at the Union Station which has everything; light shows, fire shows, a koi pond, a Ferris wheel and yes an aquarium too. I was gonna…
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Autism on the Playground
“This will go down on your permanent record” is not only a quote from a Violet Femmes song, it’s what a noon duty told my sweet Kindergartner a few years ago. Since then, I’ve come to forgive her for saying those harsh words to my son. I know all adults are human and we all…
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Autism is Not a Label
Since my son was diagnosed with Autism I’ve had some pretty intense conversations about the word. I’ve read lots of blogs, become a fan of several Autistic YouTubers and listened to all of Temple Gradin’s Audible books. Here is something I’ve been wanting to say: Stop calling Autism a label. A label is something you…