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Category Archives: High Needs

Hoping For What?

As humans, I think we are designed to look for the light at the end of the tunnel. We gear up all the energy that we have, get a running start, and do everything we can to get to that light. But what happens when that light is not as visible? What happens when thereContinue reading “Hoping For What?”

Posted byAnnieMay 22, 2018May 22, 2018Posted inautism, E, High Needs, Uncategorized1 Comment on Hoping For What?

Coping.

Sometimes it totally catches me off guard that E has autism. I look at him asleep in his room and I see the pictures of him on the wall as an infant and it just hits me. The reality of it all. That my baby E has autism. It’s like a punch to the gutContinue reading “Coping.”

Posted byAnnieJanuary 22, 2018Posted inautism, E, High Needs, Uncategorized1 Comment on Coping.

FAQ about Autism

The kids and I were in the play place of a fast food restaurant the other day. I was sitting down while A and E played. There was another adult sitting in the play place as well and she was watching E. “How old is he?” she finally asked me. This is the seemingly non-complicatedContinue reading “FAQ about Autism”

Posted byAnnieNovember 21, 2017November 21, 2017Posted inE, High Needs, UncategorizedTags:ASD, autism, motherhood, trialsLeave a comment on FAQ about Autism

Road To Diagnosis.

Our little E was recently diagnosed with Autism. I can’t say it was a total surprise. We have had our concerns and have been keeping an eye on certain areas of his development for the past few months. For a long time his symptoms were masked by his constant stream of ear infections and hisContinue reading “Road To Diagnosis.”

Posted byAnnieApril 29, 2017April 29, 2017Posted inE, High NeedsTags:ASD, autism4 Comments on Road To Diagnosis.

High Needs

E is a high needs baby/toddler. Everything he does is done very thoroughly and with intensity. He’s been like this from day one. I shouldn’t be surprised. Intense is something that is used to describe me quite regularly. Lately, E has been waking up in the middle of the night. I used the term, “wakingContinue reading “High Needs”

Posted byAnnieDecember 18, 2016December 18, 2016Posted inE, High Needs, Sleep Training3 Comments on High Needs
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