We put ice cubes in his tea (too hot), he only eats empty cones with no ice-cream (too cold) and he hates my cardigan with the textured polka dots. This is what mothering a child with complex sensory issues looks like. Clothing labels must be removed, cutting nails is a distressing and time intensive exercise, […]
I am not sure if my son is so visual because he couldn’t speak until he was almost 3, or if it is his natural aptitude (or both), but it has always been his greatest strength (that and dogged persistence). For the first approximately 3½ years, his communication was dominated by a system of symbolic […]
It’s like a Momager, but for therapy. To this day, I am uncertain if I feel that being a speech therapist has been a blessing or a curse on this journey. It is important to explain here that I have carefully crafted a near 20-year career without ever giving therapy to a child. This has […]