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Shades Of Stability

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

So, it dawned on me yesterday when re-reading my post that perhaps I should elaborate on what I mean when I say that Rye is stable.
After all, what is ’stability’?
I’ll be honest,  I don’t know.  I mean, what is stability to others?  I don’t know.  We are learning as we go over here and all [...]

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Raising The Bar

Monday, August 30, 2010

Well, it’s a new day around this household.  It’s the day, dawn, and era of higher expectations and higher accountability.
We are raising the bar.
Rye, you are now stable.  Mom and dad, you are now officially the structured parents you never knew you could be – or really even wanted to be (but hey, that’s a [...]

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Hail St John’s

Saturday, August 28, 2010

In an ironic turn of events, I woke up with this song in my head.
Hail St. John’s, Hail St. John’s
Hail thy faith, thy foundation
Hail thy virtue, thy dedication
Hail St. John’s, Hail St. John’s
This is a part of the school song for St. John’s School in Houston, Texas.  I attended this beacon of light institution  for [...]

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Back To School

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Today is back to school day here at the homestead.
I’m excited and nervous all at the same time.  Excited to have some time to myself.  Excited to get back into a routine.  Excited to not be on 24/7 kid duty. However, I’m nervous as well.  Rye’s school is not the pride and joy of the [...]

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Teach Me How To Dougie. On The Line.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Rye had 2 events on Friday.  A school dance and football practice.
The school dance came first.  And these are the kinds of events Rye lives for – social, dancing, music, chatting, friends, all of it.  So he went and had a blast.  Unfortunately, he had to leave the dance early to get to [...]

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Happy Friday

Friday, August 20, 2010
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The Horse Boy: A Documentary Of Autism, Healing & Acceptance

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

This is a beautiful documentary.
I started watching The Horse Boy yesterday via Netflix Online on a lark and I can’t even begin to tell you how moved I was by it.  Two minutes into it and I was totally drawn in and could not take my eyes off of it for the entire hour and [...]

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Follow Your Heart Sunday

Sunday, August 15, 2010

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We had a great day over here.  Fun and free and full of laughs and love.
Happy Sunday to all.

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Too Much Depakote

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Well, we now know that there is too much of a good thing.
At our last psychiatrist visit we collectively decided to bump up Rye’s Depakote a bit in hopes of eliminating the need for the occasional use of Seroquel.  I’m not a bit fan of the atypical antipsychotics and Rye’s psychiatrist feels its optimal not [...]

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Miss Percy P

Thursday, August 12, 2010

This is Miss Percy P.
Or at least one possibility of how I envision her to look.
This, apparently, is me.
That is, this is the new nickname Rye gave me for when we are having fun and I turn lecturey or preachy.
Now, I should note, were he to use this name when I am being really serious [...]

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Some Sensory Issues Can be Outgrown

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I was reading a SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) blog the other day and some Twitter tweets relating to sensory issues in younger children -sensory issues including not being able to tolerate large groups of people, intolerance of certain clothing fabrics and clothing tags, sensitivity to certain foods, overstimulation, etc. etc. – and it dawned on [...]

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