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The Rhythm of the Seasons
As my husband drove our family to North Jersey for Easter dinner, we listened to sports radio, a-flutter with news of basketball (both college and the NBA) and opening day for baseball. We chatted that we couldn’t believe that baseball was starting up again, and that tomorrow is April. “The rhythm of the seasons,” my Continue reading
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M. the Ripper
As I’ve mentioned previously, my son M. has autism. I’m in Holland instead of Italy, and life is definitely interesting here. One of M.’s challenges with living in our world concerns his sensory processing. Here’s my parental, non-medically trained, limited knowledge on the subject: With typical people, when we invoke our senses by seeing, hearing, Continue reading
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The Fantasy Pediatrician’s Office
This weekend, I took M. for his once-a-year “well” visit with our pediatrician. Please understand– I love our pediatrician. But as I sat in the office listening to crying and coughing children, and tried to stop M. from rolling on the floor, I had an idea. It’s time for The World of Children’s Medicine to Continue reading
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Welcome to Holland
Last week I mentioned that I was granted permission to post one of my favorite essays. It touches upon what it feels like to parent a special needs child. It was originally given to me by my son, M.’s, teacher years ago on the first day of school, and it has stayed with me ever Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 