Entries from May 2008

May 30, 2008

That Gave Me a Sickness, Mom

You poor thing! You don’t have to finish that. I don’t want you to have a sickness, by all means throw the rest away…after you stop gagging.
You’d have thought it was brussel sprouts. What was it? A chocolate covered donut.
My son’s feeding issues have returned with a vengeance. Years ago, he ate 8-10 things without [...]

May 29, 2008

No, don’t buy that lightbulb!

I was standing in the checkout line of Lowe’s last night, in the throes of a migraine that was only growing worse, when the people in line behind me slapped down some things onto the counter that we were still occupying.  I looked down and saw the first item was a triple-pack of those spiral-y [...]

May 28, 2008

It’s Just A Stinking Basketball, Mom

Well, if it’s just a ’stinking’ basketball, why are you so bent on taking it to school? Huh? HUH?
One sentence into my blog and I’ve already digressed. Then again, that’s life with autism around, isn’t it? Things are fine one second, and the next, they’re not.
This morning, things seemed to start out fine. Ds came [...]

May 27, 2008

Public Awareness=Better Public Reaction to Autistic Children?

There’s been so much public awareness in the last year, and while I’m all for public education, I’m not sure that it’s making the difference that I’ve hoped for. Am I hoping for too much?
I recently got into a discussion regarding public response and public perception of our kids. I began to hear about situations [...]

May 20, 2008

A Week Away

I probably should have posted this already, but the whole church restraining order got to me too much. But, now that I’ve ranted, here’s why I haven’t updated recently. I was on a business trip to NYC last week, and I had a blast. (Should I feel guilty? I left dh home with all four [...]

May 20, 2008

Let the children come to me…but not if you’re autistic

Has St. Joseph’s catholic church in Bertha, Minn. read that part of the bible? “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them..” Anyone at St. Joseph’s familiar with this bible verse? Or the Catholic credo that you are supposed to come to mass? Oh, I get it — more mandates by [...]

May 8, 2008

Another Disneyland Success!

We spent yesterday evening at Disneyland — got there at 4pm, and were into California Adventure by 4:15pm, and on Tower of Terror, special guest assistance pass in hand, by 4:30. We were moving! (Not that I want to add to my quick lines, but getting the pass in Cal Adventure is much faster than Disney [...]

May 6, 2008

Traveling With Autism In My Suitcase

Next month, dh and I are taking all four kids on a cross-country vacation. This means we have to fly. We’d considered taking the RV, but that would take so long to drive, we’d have little time upon arrival to do anything. And with the price of gas, flying is cheaper. (How very sad is [...]