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Category Archives: Special Needs

Posts about the autism spectrum, whether my son falls on it or not. Posts about speech and language delay. ASD in general. Special needs.

Yo! Guess what? Today’s Our Land features my amazing friend Emily from Oh Boy Mom. Trust me when I tell you that her voice is beyond excellent, and that I’m confident you’ll love her just as much as I do. Honestly, when I asked her to submit, I didn’t think she’d have time to do […]

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I’ve written about some favorite summertime memories over the past few months. At times, I documented them as they were happening. Others were shared after the fact, once I’d realized that they had happened and were unexpectedly wonderful. I wrote about Life’s Turning Points and celebrated when Tucker said “Happy to YOU!” on his fourth […]

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Hi, friends. Today, I want to remind everybody that there is greatness. Empathy. Wonder. But. I’m crying, and I don’t know who I’m crying for. I’ve been really sad and angry about what’s happened this week. For those of you not in the autism community, you may be unaware of the recent tragedy. Kelli Stapleton tried […]

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Today’s Our Land post is brought to you by one of my In Real Life friends. Getting to know her and her son Michael this past year has been such a joy. Such a relief. Being able to have play dates with people who not only get Tucker, but love him for who he is […]

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As he gets older, some of Tucker’s issues are more identifiable. Things that, when he was a baby, were totally unknown in the way that all things baby are a little bit unknown, have become more recognizable as actual behaviors. Part of what we’ve learned about ABA (applied behavior analysis) therapy is that to correct […]

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When I first found Sarah Almond, her blog name intimidated me. I figured she was way too smart to enjoy the drivels of me. I mean, come on. The Sadder but Wiser Girl? Whoa. Sadder AND Wiser? I felt like she had secrets to the universe that I didn’t. And, well, now that I know […]

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