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Dealing With The Loss of A Child – Moving Past Grief
February is a difficult month for me as a mother. And this February in particular seems to be hitting me even harder. My daughter died three years ago, on February 3rd, 2012 from Tay-Sachs disease. She was just three years old so with this passing antithesis of a golden milestone it causes me to be…
Parents Of Children With Autism: Dealing With Anxiety (Part 2)
Last week, I discussed how anxiety affects not only the child with autism but the parent as well and how it can even be a back and forth problem. And, what about that child?
Parents Of Children With Autism: Dealing With Anxiety
I knew a mom once who refused to wait in the lobby during her childs social skills group. She HAD to watch the group and specifically her child in the group setting. She insisted that she be the exception to the facilities policy.
Dealing with Insomnia During Pregnancy
If you are pregnant, then most likely sleepless and restless nights have become the new normal for you. Some say its preparing you for the interrupted sleepless nights to come after your baby is born. But whatever the reason, it can be frustrating and exhausting not to be able to get a good night’s sleep.
Children with Autism: Dealing with Loss
Sad story alert: We just put our dog to sleep today (hours before this writing). Our lab/Australian shepherd mix was 15 1/2 years old and our son with autism had known her his own life. How did our son handle saying goodbye to the family dog? Our son was a superstar today.