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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.

I was prepared to throw myself a raging blogpost pity party due to the fact that the link love extravaganza I attempted to get all jiggy with didn’t have any links.  I felt like I was hanging out at my birthday party table all alone.  Sure, it’s nice to not have to share my cake, […]

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Ah, Sunday.  At the beginning of this four-day weekend, you seemed so far away and yet still an active participant in the bliss of spending extended time with family, playing outdoors, eating comfort food (if stuffing isn’t something we should incorporate into more meals, I don’t know what is) and relaxing.  Yet, here you are, […]

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Before I began blogging, I knew nothing about it. I’m not exaggerating. I didn’t even read other people’s blogs. I didn’t look for them or at them. I was totally and completely removed from the blogging world. How did I get here? Hm. I wonder, too. Basically, I’d written a bunch of stuff (which you […]

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If you’ve read The Story section of this site, you know that I’ve given up on SoccerTots for the time being.  Plus, Tucker’s in school now and the Saturday classes have an entirely different dynamic to them than the weekday ones do.  And frankly, I’d rather find our own fun on the weekends.  Anyway, for […]

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When I read Huff Post’s article about how it’s important to have mom in the picture, I realized that I do the same.  I avoid photos of myself with Tucker because they’re embarrassing.  After all, he’s so much cuter than I am.  I remember liking photos of me at 24.  At 34.  But, not so […]

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This morning, on the way to school, Fun’s “We are Young” came on the radio.  Its chorus makes me want to get up and dance with my arms in the air every time I hear it.  Perhaps my joy was infectious.  Perhaps Tucker has heard this song so often that he recognizes it. He was […]

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