Posts by isisreturning

My 4.5 yo DD has autism, including sensory processing stuff, language problems, stubbornness and general unwillingness to comply with social requests.    We both have to work full time out of the home, and DD is...

If you google "special needs equipment" or "special needs toys" a few catalog sites should come up. I have browsed them many a time trying to find new ideas for my daughter. A lot of those sites let you search by function, e.g., fine...

Our DD's sleep issues were 1) failure to fall asleep at a reasonable time - not before 11 or midnight (despite good routines/good sleep hygiene), and 2) middle-of-the-night waking. She wasn't tantruming or demanding anything; she was...

to the OP:    My DD is 4.5 and is starting to use more language, in more functional ways, though there is still a lot of non-language noises, scripted speech, and some echolalia/mimicking (at her whim, yes ). It's...

Sorry you had such a scary night. Our DDs first complex partial seizure was very similar to what you described. Scared the daylights out of us! We called 911, but she had already thrown up and was revived and acting normally by the...

We start school so much later out here in the Pacific NW, so it's only been a couple of weeks... but so far, so good. DD's sped ed preschool teachers are absolutely delighted with how her personality and skills have changed over the...

I am so sorry for your loss. My beloved mother-in-law died the same way earlier this summer. She simply fell over dead in her front yard and the autopsy provided no answers. We will never know why she died, and like you said, it almost...

Thanks for this thread - I have been wondering about/struggling with the same issue with my SN DD. It's a comfort to realize it's a common phenomenon among SN kiddos.    Just this week DD started saying and signing,...

My DD has brain injuries - not from birth, but from age 6 months when we found out she had a brain tumor - then she had surgery, then big time chemo, then radiation. She's now 4 yo and yes, she has many challenges, but she is also...

Feeling a bit lost and untethered tonight. Don't know what to make of this world sometimes. My baby daughter had brain cancer - she is still surviving 3.5 years past diagnosis, which is fantastic considering the kind of cancer she had...