tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.comments2023-09-09T12:07:37.948-04:00Living with the "A" word..Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075033775780048055noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-60622372823662548972013-02-08T18:12:06.150-05:002013-02-08T18:12:06.150-05:00Ah, the ever-judgmental eyes of strangers who know...Ah, the ever-judgmental eyes of strangers who know more about our families than we do ourselves! They never fail to worsen a bad situation. Just came across your blog and wanted to say how much I appreciate reading your stories and insights about parenting two special needs kids. No stranger can see how strong you are and how much you do for your kids! Also, I saw your younger son has CP... if you're interested, I'd recommend checking out <a href="http://www.cpfamilynetwork.org/" rel="nofollow">CP Family Network</a>. It's full of helpful information and resources for all things cerebral palsy-related, and it's a great way to connect to the community (who are, I promise, a little more understanding than that woman from the waiting room!) Anyway, keep blogging! Best wishes to you and your family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858062302817219735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-2755985049718439362012-09-25T15:49:01.292-04:002012-09-25T15:49:01.292-04:00Great pictures!! Looks like you all had a great ti...Great pictures!! Looks like you all had a great time! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-87484828963100433872012-09-03T11:23:51.863-04:002012-09-03T11:23:51.863-04:00Adorable photos of adorable kiddos!! Glad I found ...Adorable photos of adorable kiddos!! Glad I found your site. :) We homeschool our autistic son also. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059544130737876566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-82427559259862603862012-08-23T20:48:32.474-04:002012-08-23T20:48:32.474-04:00Love the pictures.. they are so handsome!Love the pictures.. they are so handsome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-18103520131256491712012-07-14T20:54:09.269-04:002012-07-14T20:54:09.269-04:00Thank you! I am very lucky to have him, and his br...Thank you! I am very lucky to have him, and his brothers!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075033775780048055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-25542889902742327012012-07-12T13:54:18.831-04:002012-07-12T13:54:18.831-04:00A is a very lucky little boy to have you as his mo...A is a very lucky little boy to have you as his mom.Vincenziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216060416150807681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-66638619302148587902012-06-21T12:20:37.684-04:002012-06-21T12:20:37.684-04:00stinks to have a belly ache like that...hope you c...stinks to have a belly ache like that...hope you can figure out the die that worlds for him...<br />your pictures are great!<br />happy summer!momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-1594299937016594582012-06-20T16:54:20.939-04:002012-06-20T16:54:20.939-04:00Found you from the Blogg Moms June Blog Hop. What ...Found you from the Blogg Moms June Blog Hop. What a cutie patootie your babe is!<br /><br />Kate from Play {with Purpose}<br />http://marlowesloft.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/Marlowes.Loft<br />https://twitter.com/#!/Kate_AloftKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743257176900503022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-25655687887759969652012-06-02T10:58:14.954-04:002012-06-02T10:58:14.954-04:00I end up teaching the kids a lot in the summer j...I end up teaching the kids a lot in the summer just by being around! they learn a lot more about cooking from having to do more of it!!<br />I am your newest follower from the hop...pls follow back if you can.<br />my boys played with dinosaur stuff forever..when I donated a box of their dinosaurs I almost cried thinking of how I missed them playing with them!momto8bloghttp://raisingahappyfamily-momof8.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-64371684653263520012012-05-04T08:27:35.197-04:002012-05-04T08:27:35.197-04:00Awesome blog! I'm right with you on your comme...Awesome blog! I'm right with you on your comment! I don't have kids who have been diagnosed with autism but I think alot of times I should have my oldest tested so I can then understand her better but I then think that she is who she is, just like my other girls she has her own strengths and weaknesses so a "name" for who she is might just make me and others feel like she's a project rather than just different that just as the other 2 are also different from each other. She loves people's approval but it has been more challenging for her to learn to be in tune with social cues (or impossible) vs. my middle child, she just gets social cues naturally. ANyway, I like your view on thing. Congrats on your blog and I love your songs!R. M. Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943605408161813561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-2899675777795154562012-02-06T16:32:42.574-05:002012-02-06T16:32:42.574-05:00What a blessing! I am SO HAPPY for all of you!!!!...What a blessing! I am SO HAPPY for all of you!!!! Clearly this is the right decision for your family! I wish you all the joy and success you have been yearning for!Megan B ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317231207390165351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-67866451026177181842012-02-04T19:16:01.045-05:002012-02-04T19:16:01.045-05:00Awesomeness, Miss Denise! I saw your posts about ...Awesomeness, Miss Denise! I saw your posts about Amanda Bennett's unit studies. I keep meaning to check those out more. I looked a little and liked what I saw. I'm going to a "Homeschool Convention" in late April. They go on throughout the country from what I've been told. You can go and take seminars and look at books/resources before you buy them. I am pretty excited...I hope you'll like Horizon's math. We really like it. Very colorful and stimulating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735753779964762241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-37506346088060803852012-01-26T19:42:10.224-05:002012-01-26T19:42:10.224-05:00Not sure what books you are using; there are so ma...Not sure what books you are using; there are so many good ones out there for homeschoolers. I am a huge fan of Singapore math for this age! Colorful, well organized, reenforced, and every section has hands-on practical re-enforcement games and activities. Love it. Used it when I did home preschool for my Tanner and it came highly recommended from my homeschooling sisters. I only bought the kindergarten TEXTBOOKS A&B. They were meant to be written in. But the activity books that go along with them may be a great reenforcement for your guy! <br /><br /> http://www.singaporemath.com/Earlybird_Math_Standards_Ed_s/135.htm <br /><br />Good price, where I got it: http://www.lovetolearn.net/catalog/category/detail/Mathematics_-_Preschool/15<br /><br />And a discount if you buy them both. http://www.lovetolearn.net/catalog/category/detail/Mathematics_-_Preschool/17Megan B ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317231207390165351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-53704532077309449132011-11-13T13:32:38.846-05:002011-11-13T13:32:38.846-05:00Great thoughts. I would love if you would consider...Great thoughts. I would love if you would consider answering a few questions someone asked me. It would be great to give other parents different opinions and ideas. Stay strong mama.<br />http://www.autismasawhole.com/2011/10/questionaire-for-thought.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956218591563648525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-69182779173710836922011-11-13T13:30:10.698-05:002011-11-13T13:30:10.698-05:00Great pics!! They grow so fast eh? Glad I stopped ...Great pics!! They grow so fast eh? Glad I stopped in!! Loved your last post about IEPsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956218591563648525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-943313177313537262011-10-04T15:45:29.939-04:002011-10-04T15:45:29.939-04:00I'm not as familiar with your county, but I kn...I'm not as familiar with your county, but I know in mine I've personally seen kids with Autism excell. It's all in how much effort the teacher wants to put into it. It sounds like you need to have a meeting with the teacher and principal and ask them about differentiation in lesson plans and what they are doing to reach out to those who learn in different ways. From my experience I can say the "cooperative" tables are just a place for kids to socialize and copy each other's work. Worksheets just don't cut it for most kids. Hang in there and don't stop fighting for your kids. They deserve the opportunity to learn.Mi2Boyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004323803064384241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-2978464242498206712011-08-09T00:13:39.655-04:002011-08-09T00:13:39.655-04:00Hi
My name is Jenna and i came across your site. ...Hi<br />My name is Jenna and i came across your site. Your son is an amazing, courageous strong and determined fighter. He is a brave warrior, smilen champ, and an inspirational hero. I was born with a rare life threatening disease, developmental delays and suspected austism. I love it when people sign my guestbook. www.miraclechamp.webs.comSmilen Champhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312018180245012719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-9229523840349110882011-03-23T15:27:20.354-04:002011-03-23T15:27:20.354-04:00Hang in there! My 17-year-old son is mild to mode...Hang in there! My 17-year-old son is mild to moderately autistic. I wish I could give you the hope you need right here, but visit my blog and read about our journey. They can achieve amazing things! I tell my son he is special and he has a special place he can go inside himself that we don't have. Autism is not negative for him. He has embraced it. It is who he is.<br />Sandy<br />www.twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.comMom of 12https://www.blogger.com/profile/03906944506636520893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-44454118481248034092011-02-05T15:57:20.206-05:002011-02-05T15:57:20.206-05:00Hi Denise!
Thank you so much for following my blo...Hi Denise!<br /><br />Thank you so much for following my blog, LaBelladiva . . . I'm following your blog as well :)<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend . . . Gina<br /><br />http://peacelovehappinesshappens.blogspot.com<br />http://ginasitaliankitchen.blogspot.comGina Alfanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214549036466247283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-89511437662984960542011-01-22T16:19:27.524-05:002011-01-22T16:19:27.524-05:00I liked this post, I made a seeded buzz on it. Tha...I liked this post, I made a seeded buzz on it. Thank you for the inspiration!<br /><br />I'm also following you.<br /><br />http://kimberli-findingmyway.blogspot.comKim Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960351059439077118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-2162931222075221842011-01-09T09:26:04.979-05:002011-01-09T09:26:04.979-05:00Denise, I just found your blog from Faces of Autis...Denise, I just found your blog from Faces of Autism and this post really touched me. I'm a mom, and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I really know the feeling of not doing enough for your kid--I think any good parent feels that, which is how you know you're doing okay! And I also really know how it feels to be told that I'm not "autistic enough," which is really just people's way of saying that they've got a very stereotypical, limited, two-dimensional picture in their heads and I don't match up. And to that I say: Fine. Be that way. I have nothing to prove. I'm too busy living my life.<br /><br />Aim high with your son. There are a number of things I'm unable to do, but there are an even greater number of things I do quite well, and with some creative adaptive strategies, I've been able to work around a lot of my challenges. I'm 52, so I didn't have anything like the support your son has. In fact, my family was quite dysfunctional, but I've managed to make a meaningful and happy life for myself nonetheless.<br /><br />Take care of yourself. We moms tend to put ourselves aside too much.Rachel Cohen-Rottenberghttp://www.journeyswithautism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-14572306373239086782011-01-01T08:21:52.832-05:002011-01-01T08:21:52.832-05:00Well said.
It only gets worse with him not bein...Well said. <br /><br />It only gets worse with him not being "autistic" enough. It sounds like he falls into the gray area- no disable enough to be disabled, not typical enough to be typical. I struggle every day with this. I sometimes think our road is rougher.MMMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482388625423164599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-61377347159689374042010-12-23T01:56:59.672-05:002010-12-23T01:56:59.672-05:00*hug* I thought you could use it!
And try not to ...*hug* I thought you could use it! <br />And try not to think about what others think. I know it isn't always easy to do, but DO what you can do and be there as much as you can.. but also live your life. Every parent needs a break away from their kids once in awhile or they would get burnt out. And NO parent is perfect. You are the best parent you can be and that is all that matters. You do what you think is right for your son and you love him for him. <br /><br />And I admire you for being the mom you are! and your a great friend. So screw all the haters out there! :) YOU rock girl!dotcomkarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11417131089238327205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-83619642221146732332010-12-22T14:00:15.693-05:002010-12-22T14:00:15.693-05:00Wow, believe it or not a lot of us have the same f...Wow, believe it or not a lot of us have the same feelings. We just don't admit them. Denise, I'm sure that you aren't mother of the year, but I have yet to meet anyone that I would qualify. We wear our own shoes and learn to walk in the pair we are given. You keep walking! We all have plenty of challenges, but one thing I know, Gos is good all the time and whether we feel him or not he's with us. I also believe that one day all kids grow up to be human and most of them come our alright even when they have less than perfect parent. Just do your best and let God do the restAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071513431725196847.post-40716187302988311022010-12-17T00:31:42.959-05:002010-12-17T00:31:42.959-05:00Liam is totally imaginative too - just not in the ...Liam is totally imaginative too - just not in the same way my daughter was... I say to myself 100 times a day that I'd love to peek inside his mind to see what he's seeing, because he's got such unique perceptions of the world... it took longer for him to develop or for me to recognize it, but he's definitely putting his imagination to use on a daily basis now,heather@actingbalanced.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194563117096178008noreply@blogger.com