Posts by BetsyNY

I love, love, love having twins. I'd have another set in a heartbeat. I wouldn't have it any other way.

C on the right, D on the left: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40907432@N00/3917593360/

If you're a sensitive person, how do you stop from getting hurt all the time? If you find that your definition of being a good friend is different than everyone else's, how do you fix that?

Ditto everyone else, plus when you do move, give her your phone #. You could be a lifeline for this kid. Good for you. Let us know what happens. CPS can offer services to this family, which are probably needed--badly. ETA: When you...

No disrespect intended, but I can't for the life of me see what good it does to differentiate between "Autism" and "Autistic-like traits" except create MORE barriers, MORE separation in an already fragmented...

Gosh, it just depends on so much--age of child, personality/temperament of child (is this something child would enjoy? is child OK with minimal supervision)? I wouldn't reject it out of hand, but a lot would depend on the specifics of...

Poor baby. Has anyone ever mentioned sensory needs to you? It sounds to me like your son has some sensory issues--that thing you described that happened in Kindy, what they call "crossing at the midline"--that's when you...

It seems like there's a lot going on with your son. Forget punishments. They're not working and they're just frustrating everyone. Think about how bad it must feel for your son, to be so out of control all the time. He's not choosing...

My son is 4.5, dx'd PDD-NOS and is hyperlexic. He loves letters. A LOT. Especially X. He gets upset if he can't find the X in a set of letters, will try to fit all the letters in a small container and become hysterical if they won't all...

I agree with the PPs re: a child joining a game--has nothing to do with being a "second class citizen"--it's not an issue of whether or not the child is behaving appropriately, it's an issue of whether or not the parents are...