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Why I didn’t Join the PTA

Posted on November 4, 2017 by admin

There are many reasons why people join the PTA.  This is my story. I stood in the middle of a narrow hallway after the orientation meeting, as a crowd of parents swarmed and moved around me.  Nothing resonated in my … Continue reading →

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Operation ReBoot

Posted on November 3, 2017 by admin

I apologize. I let this blog become idle. It has sat, while my son grew and developed. He is now officially diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum.  I’m not going to go all the way back and try and make up … Continue reading →

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The Soccer Tots Disaster

Posted on August 5, 2013 by admin

After E’s second birthday, we settled into a bit of routine.  I tried my best to have play-dates despite E’s resistance.  I also looked into group activities.  From the time E was 9 months old, we were actively involved in … Continue reading →

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2 Years Old?!

Posted on July 6, 2013 by admin

We were at E’s second birthday.  It seemed unreal.  In so many ways we were doing so much better.  Our party was in our basement.  It was just neighbors and friends, but it was nice.  I found a ball pit … Continue reading →

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Needing a challenge

Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin

  Our family was about 6 months into therapy.  I still wasn’t sure how or if to talk about it to others.  In many ways it was a relief to be honest and open.  In other ways, it set my … Continue reading →

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With just a whisper…

Posted on June 3, 2013 by admin

With the introduction of signing, I was feeling encouraged by E’s progress.  He mastered signs fairly easily.  He even seemed to enjoy it.  He learned the sign for “go”, “play”, “help”, and “frog” His vocabulary grew each week. During therapy … Continue reading →

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A gesture is worth a thousand words

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

A good question was raised recently.  How do you teach a child “baby sign”? Lets start with the basics:  baby sign is a simplified version of American Sign Language in order to teach communication to infants and toddlers.  Some parents are on … Continue reading →

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Please Sir Can I Have Some More?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by admin

Development Therapy began in earnest for E in September of 2011.  Development therapy started  off with meeting a few simple goals.  Number One: Child will tell his parents when he is finished eating during mealtimes.  Number Two: Child will tell … Continue reading →

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Whats the harm?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by admin

I think I had to keep telling myself over and over, “There’s no harm in trying therapy”.  It was my way of convincing myself to move forward.   I had in my hand the opinions of experts that my son … Continue reading →

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Testing..Testing..1.2.3

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

There is nothing that developmental specialist love more than testing! If your child is ever suspected of having a developmental delay, be prepared for lots of evaluations.   Once our family was referred to the CDSA (see prior post), it … Continue reading →

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