My Mother’s Day Tradition
Ever since the twins were toddlers, whenever I asked Renee what she wanted for Mother’s Day, she’s always said she’d like a day alone without having to worry about work, household chores and taking care of the boys. So the past few years the guys and I have started a tradition of hanging out together […]
10 women, 1 man and me: My first Autism parent support group experience
Last Thursday for the first time in my life, I attended a support group. Organized by the Seattle Children’s Autism Center, the support group was for parents of children with autism. They started the group a year or two ago and initially held meetings on the last Thursday evening of each month. Knowing that childcare […]
Stone swimming – his first lesson went great!
Earlier this week I wrote about Stone’s new swim lessons and how important they are to him, given the problems some kids with Autism have had with wandering and drowning. Thursday was Stone’s first scheduled swim lesson, and I was admittedly nervous leading up to the lesson. I had arranged for him to have private […]
Wandering, Drowning and Autism
Ever since we received the diagnosis about Stone’s autism, I’ve thrown myself headfirst into research mode, reading as much as I can about treatment options, parenting strategies and news related to autism. Unfortunately, the news surrounding autism is not always very good. For awhile I had my Google News Alerts set with Autism as a […]