Anne is now nine, which for our schools would be the age for entering fourth grade. Instead, we’re back to homeschooling her and trying to identify why she struggles so much with academic tasks. My cousin has a master’s degree in speech and language pathology (SPL) and helped guide us…
Tag: ADD/ADHD
The back-to-school experiment lasted four days for the little one. By Thursday of the first week, it was clear that this wasn’t a good experience for her. I’m still in the processing stage. I’m the one who advocated for her return to school. I wanted to believe she would have…
Podcast 0090; Season 6, Episode “0”; 2 August 2022 Welcome to Perspectives on Neurodiversity, hosted by The Autistic Me, C. S. Wyatt. Yes, I’m rebranding the podcast (and just the podcast). It has taken me too long to do this since the podcast has always been about all neurodiverse experiences.…
Podcast Episode 0087, Season 5, Episode 18; 10 May 2022 Sleep, Autism Parenting, and More with George Bailey George Bailey is a father of five children, two of whom are autistic. He and his wife are also Neurodiverse; George has ADHD and his wife is a self-diagnosed autistic. He earned…
Podcast Episode 0081, Season 5, Episode 12; 31 January 2022 Parenting on Pandemic Time The end of 2021 proved difficult, and 2022 isn’t off to a good start. Parental responsibilities once again derailed blogging and podcasting efforts. Pandemic parenting compounds the challenges of supporting our daughters. Despite our exhaustion, we have to keep the girls on…
Unsolicited advice comes from many directions, including from other autistics. “You just need to be more patient.” “You probably don’t understand your daughters’ Neurodiversity.” “You might not know the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown.” Our many failings as parents have been documented and relayed to us by teachers,…
Podcast Episode 0071, Season 5, Episode 2; 28 September 2021 Parenting and Food Challenges A follower wrote: Do your children eat anything other than chicken nuggets? My autistic child won’t eat fruits, vegetables, or most meats. It’s cereal, chips, and nuggets. Susan and I are fortunate. The girls and I eat mostly healthy foods. Fruits,…
The 2019-20 school year has never ended. It goes on and on for our family and for many others. This isn’t because we’re all cruel parents or guardians. Quite the opposite. We maintain the sameness day after day because a predictable schedule helps provide emotional security to some people —…
Podcast Episode 0067; Season 04, Episode 31; July 13, 2021 Laura Reber is a school psychologist and founder of Progress Parade. At Progress Parade, they know what makes you different makes you strong. They provide 1:1 online tutoring with hand-picked specialists for students who have been diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities,…
Podcast Episode 0064; Season 04, Episode 28; May 18, 2021 Our daughters and I have had a fair number of neuropsych assessments. The girls both have a list of official diagnostic labels. The three of us have ADHD in common. On her ninth birthday, we began yet another neuro-psychological assessment for Leigh, our eldest…