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Category Archives: Sensory Processing Disorder
Speed Bumps!
Have you ever been cruising along and all of a sudden, whammo! A speed bump? Sometimes they’re little, and sometimes they’re intense enough to mess up your car’s alignment. Other than dealing with my Kundalini awakening for the past several … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage
Tagged anxiety, panic attack, special needs parenting
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A Shaft of Light
Just a quick update today, shortly before our school year begins next week. My teenage son, Little Man, who lives with a number of life challenges, has been doing a medication trial for crippling anxiety for the past several months. … Continue reading
Anxiety is Real
We all get nervous or feel anxious about something at some point. And when we do, our bodies have a physiological reaction. Our hearts beat faster, pupils constrict, focus narrows, our digestion slows, and chemicals are released in our brains and … Continue reading
Christmas Cards
I just got my first Christmas card of the season. It’s that time again, and I’ve yet to put together our card for the year or even decide what it will be. Usually, our card is a collage of photos … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage
Tagged Christmas card, life challenges
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Growing Pains and Grace
This is the kind of stuff that runs through my head on any random morning when getting ready for school at oh-freeking-dark-thirty is met with a few (not fun) surprises about homework that wasn’t completed and a particularly whiny, complaining child. ♦ ♦ ♦ Do … Continue reading
Becoming A Parent Should Come With Warning Labels
Before anyone becomes a parent, they need to know the possible side effects of having a child. Warning: having a child may drive you to the brink of insanity. Warning: having a child might cause extreme weight gain. Warning: having … Continue reading
Bring On The Shift!
A few posts ago, I was having a very difficult Mother’s Day. It had come at the end of a week when Little Man’s anxiety had caused him to miss some school. The week after Mother’s Day brought a few … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day to My Son
Dearest Little Man, Today I am wishing you a happy Mother’s Day because your being in my life has made me a mother. Because of you, I have entered into the sisterhood that comes from raising a child, no matter … Continue reading
I See You: A Letter to My Son
To my beloved Son: I see you when you shove your sneakers on without untying the laces because tying shoes is still a challenge and takes too long. I see you change your clothes several times a day because one … Continue reading
Child Wants to Stay Home from School
Originally posted on Ask The Council:
This post is inspired by a question from Susan who asks if it’s more loving to let her son stay home from school when he doesn’t feel well or to force him to try to…
Life Is A Journey... Not A Guided Tour 