Adopting Special Needs

GB can pass for neuro-typical in some settings, some of the time. As she gets older, there are less settings in which she appears NT, for sh...

My 29 year old son called yesterday. He was manic and made little sense. Hope had a bad day in school, but came home and had a good a good...

GB's gymnastic class put  on a special performance. They did a floor routine created by the dance instructor and a bar routine created...

I hate to start a post with the obvious- but today it is the only way to start. In general, children with special needs do not outgrow them....

Traumatized child # 1 is making progress. Although we have not had a repeat, yet, of Monday's most excellent day, we are seeing fleeti...

  GB's end of the year gymnastics show was last night. Hope raged before and after the show, but was quiet while it was happening. GB wa...

GB was diagnosed with autism almost six months ago. If I close my eyes, I can still feel the wash of lightening  through all the nerves in m...

About a month ago, during GB's Annual Review, the school district denied her door to door busing. I consulted a lawyer, and filed my wri...

GB and her Buddy Abbie! GB joined Challengers softball this spring. Today was her first game. Her buddy is a teenage girl named Abbie. T...