Angel: The Preschool Graduate

Posted by on Jun 26, 2012 in Blog | 5 comments Last Friday marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Angel graduated from preschool and is on his way to kindergarten!!! Our decision to stop home-based early intervention (EI) and switch Angel to a center was based on the fact that Angel’s sessions stopped being very productive when he started focusing more on playing with his speech therapist’s hair and tickling...
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From Denial to Acceptance: Life on the Autism Spectrum (Part 2)

Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Blog | 13 comments 1 in 54 boys are on the autism spectrum and my son is that one. As a parent, an autism diagnosis broke my heart yet it explained so much. It explained the speech delay, it explained the lining up of toys in a row, the head banging (yes, Angel bangs his head now when he is upset).  It explained the constant seeking of sensory stimulation, limited expressive language, hyperactivity, and why Angel...
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From Denial to Acceptance: Life on the Autism Spectrum (Part 1)

Posted by on May 16, 2012 in Blog | 13 comments We entered the meeting room and sat around the table. A few seconds later, our IEP meeting began. “Does he bang his head?” “No,” I replied “Does he rock back and forth?” “No,” I replied again. I knew where the district rep was going with her line of questioning. I had heard about autism. I watched Jenny McCarthy talk about it on Larry King. “She better not go there,” I...
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