A note to my new subscribers and mama friends. If I could just reach through this screen right now, I’d hug you and hand you a cup of caramel drizzle coffee. I’m a mom to three: Cheyenne (almost 15), Elijah 7, and Tori Grace is five and my hubby and I just renewed our vows…
“Your child has….”: Life with Autism and A.D.H.D.
We like to believe we’re princesses in our own fairy tale, shaping each day with our prince and royal heirs as close to the version of our dreams. We’re taught to be it all, do it all, to have it all as we go to college, find Mr. Prince and begin planning our fairy tale…
What to do if you suspect your child has a learning disability
I couldn’t keep Cheyenne out of anything, as a baby she had learned to crawl by seven months and began walking at 10 months. Some of her first words were, school, delicious, and tickle. By the age of two, Cheyenne spoke in full sentences and could carry conversations with adults. Being a young mom, I…
Apps for Special Needs
Technology is one of those things where we can run from screaming or embrace it. I’ve chosen the latter because of all the great benefits APPS have for my kids with special needs. My oldest has Pervasive Sensory Disorder with Inattentive Attention Disorder and Asperger and my son has severe ADHD with OCD. Life, around here can…
IEP Checklist
It seems like school just barely got into full swing when the letters arrive. The letters are documents of my daughter’s IEP from last year and what the school wants to address this year. Instead of dreading them like most parents, I look forward to it. For years, our daughter struggled in school until we…
7 Tips to Help Parent Your ADHD Child
Two of my three children have been diagnosed in the ADHD realm of disorders. One has inattentive ADD and the other ADHD with OCD tendencies. This means mornings (if not entire days) around here are slightly nutty if not entirely off kilter. Having a child with this disorder can be overwhelming but there are tools…