Thing 1: Seaners led his father into his room and made a word approximation that sounded like 'Madonna'. Chris put the stereo (and his favorite Madonna CD) on. Seaners laughed happily and began to stim. YAY KID ( Read more... )

So the child is taking respiridal for his behavior issues, and it works well enough, except that it plays merry hell with his appetiate. Basically he doesn't feel 'full' most of the time and frequently nags for snacks. I try to keep decently healthy snacks around - dried and regular fruits, graham crackers, peanut butter and honey on whole grain ( Read more... )

It's kind of like Calvinball ( Read more... )

Dealing with Seaners and his assorted therapists and groupies at this point is like being a geek dealing with technical support ( Read more... )

Taking the kid to the pediatrician is always fun and amusing, because they frequently want to run Medical Tests on the boy, which he interprets as CIA Operatives Obviously Trying To Make Him Spill The Beans About His Secret Base. This was even more fun than the usual, because he's actually sick this time. They had to take a throat swab. This ( Read more... )

(a) I'm searching for people to proofread (beta-read? is there a difference) my pieces for wilson_fest. Poke me if you would be so kind. :-) Will pay in effusive gratitude and possibly cookies ( Read more... )

dear kid with no words ( Read more... )

Let's All Go On An Outing!The object of this game: to Go Out, Do Things and Return Home without causing destruction, insanity or substance abuse ( Read more... )

From Sean's teacher - he made lots of new verbalizations today, and worked with the mobility specialist. (We lurrrrve when he does well with the mobility specialist.) Yesterday he actually participated in the lesson instead of drifting off and stimming (which is amazing in and of itself) and sat still to listen to a story ( Read more... )

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