[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Robin LaVoie of Stay Quirky My Friends I torture my child on a fairly regular basis. Every time I indulge in this behavior, my son’s screams of aggravation and my husband’s entreaties to “stop being so mean” convince me to back off, and I am able […]
By Rebecca Beck of Orthodox Sunflower Son, I cannot believe the time has come that you’re graduating special ed school. Has it really been 3 years since we made the tough decision to pull you out of mainstream school? I remember how much we agonized over whether it was the […]
HemiKids are those afflicted by hemiparesis or hemiplegia. Children with hemiparesis suffer from weakness on one side of their bodies, which makes using limbs, hands, and feet difficult. Children with hemiplegia suffer from immobility on one side of their bodies, which makes moving limbs, hands, and feet nearly, if not […]
Bullying is all the rage right now. From cyber-slamming to good ol’ fashioned fist fights, bullies are on the rise. Haven’t you been wondering where all of these bullies are coming from? Even more so, aren’t you wondering how you can raise your own? Great news! I can tell you how. My […]
Marcy’s Diner. Hopefully that’s all I have to say for you to fully understand what this whole deal will be about. In case that means nothing to you (Hey, I don’t judge. I don’t have TV or any sort of newspaper, so I am always about a week late on […]
Autism: “self + -ism” (from the Greek prefix, auto = self) a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by social-interaction difficulties, communication challenges and a tendency to engage in repetitive behaviors (oxforddictionaries.com, autismspeaks.org) 2. a tendencytoview life in terms of one’s own needs and desires. (dictionary.com) Isn’t this everyone? My definition: exhaustion (sprinkled with anxiety and a dash of humor) […]
We met at a blogging conference. I was explaining that I wanted to write full time. It had never been an option before due to my seven-year-old son’s special needs. I thought it may become possible soon because he had recently started medication which seemed to be helping. I was […]
By Courtney Barnum of A Legion For Liam Last night was a rough one here at the House of AuSome. Liam got upset with me because he wanted to watch a certain movie and I told him it was inappropriate for him. He got mad. So mad that he shut […]