When my son was 3 years old, he was obsessed with art. Our dining room table was buried somewhere under pipe cleaners, construction paper, yarn and tape for over a year. Brand new bottles of Elmer’s glue and other craft products were grabbed quickly and just as quickly used up on the newest project. Masterpieces … Continue reading
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Don’t Go Changing…
Change is hard, right? This is coming from the person that sits in the same spot at every staff meeting. I’m not talking about usually sitting there. I’m talking years…many years in the same place! I imagine that there are people (somewhere) that embrace change. However, I don’t have those “change seekers” at my house. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to…Who?
With my TBP, birthday parties have always been a “cross your fingers and hope for the best” sort of thing. This is largely due to his sensory issues and how those issues are intensified during a child’s party. It makes sense really. I mean, even I have sensory overload when I walk into a Bouncy House … Continue reading
Therapist #1 Encounter
Things were quickly changing at our house and we had more questions than answers about the intensity and frequency of tantrums. We decided to take my sister’s advice and get his IQ tested. This would be the first of many evaluations in 2 years. As the therapist shares my TBP IQ test results, … Continue reading
Who Knew?!
“Do you have any idea how smart he really is?” These were the words that my sister (mother of 2 highly gifted children) said to me often during the early toddler years. In the beginning, I have to admit that these words pleased me. As a teacher, I was excited to think that my son … Continue reading
My Twice Baked Potato 