I’ve been saving up blog posts for a bit, making note of things I want to say but not finding the time to write the posts. This one caught me at just the right time, though. This video recently came across my feed. It shows an adult woman having a meltdown, and her service dog […]
Category Archives: Autism
Kender and School
It feels weird to be talking about Kender going to school. We’ve been homeschoolers for so long. It’s all about what’s best for the kids, though. In Kender’s case, right now, a group learning environment seems like the best choice. Although Kender is still making lots of progress, he still resists being directed and guided […]
I Can’t See
I am autistic. To be more specific, I am a very high functioning autistic, which means that I don’t look autistic. I pass for neurotypical most of the time. The passing makes it hard to cope with, though. Sometimes I wish there were some visible symbol I could have so that people would know what […]
Transformation and Perspective
One day last week, while hiding in the coat closet, Kender discovered our old vacuum cleaner. It’s been hiding there for many years, gathering coats instead of dust. He decided this was going to be his new toy, and he pulled it out, hauled it to the hallway, and plugged it in. Our first response […]
The Kender Report
It’s been a while, so I figured it was past time for another post on Kender. October was a busy time for us, with so many birthdays to celebrate. A’Kos also has made some new friends. He is just as happy to calm my friend’s autistic children as he is to work with Kender. He […]
The Kender Project: A Roundtable IEP
My first children were a set of triplets born at 26 weeks gestation, 14 weeks early. We went from happy young couple planning to start a family to being thrown straight into the crazy and confusing world of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, times three. Because they were both triplets and micropreemies, we got a […]
A’Kos Goes to School
I realized after we got home that I didn’t get any pictures of A’Kos and Kender today. I’ll have to remedy that next week! Today was A’Kos’ first trip to Foster where we have our homeschool co-op classes. Kender has been waiting to go back to Foster ever since the last term ended, and the […]
Fake a Disability
“Hey, did you know that [insert disability here] people get to [insert special access here]? We could do that, too, because the government says that businesses aren’t allowed to ask questions. Here, you pretend to have [insert disability here] and I’ll [get fake certification/baldly lie/pretend nothing’s wrong], and then we’ll get [insert special access here], […]
Borderline
Everything medical in our lives (except for Kender!) seems to be borderline. The boundary line (ohai Loki!) between “clinical” and “not a problem” is not always a happy place to live. Being on the boundary line means that medical treatment almost always can help, but doctors won’t diagnose or treat anything until it crosses that […]
The Kender Report
Kender has had a busy week. On Monday, he went under anesthesia for an eye exam, which showed nothing new. Dr. Trese said we could start backing off one of the three eye drops Kender takes every day, which is happy news. The bigger event was Wednesday, when Kender went under anesthesia again, this time […]