Recent Posts Tagged With 'mickie'

• A Box to Protect the TV Set

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 20:52 in TV, mickie, protecting the tv, box for tv

  I wanted to share this, with parents who have autistic children, that tend to be destructive with electronics. I remember a few years ago having a conversation with a mom from Sacramento, who's son had severe autism and had already broken dozens of V...

• Things Mickie Does

  Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 23:41 in autism, rituals, mickie, obesession

  Every night before bed Mickie brings all his blankets out of his room and troughs them on the other side of the fence leading to the living room. They have to land just right and far enough from the gate, so he can't reach them- why? I don't know......

• Soon After the Autism Diagnosis

  Posted on Wednesday December 10th, 2008 at 21:56 in pets, autism, mickie

  I was looking through old photos this week and found a few from 1999, right after Mickie's autism diagnosis. He used to let our pets fall sleep next to him. He didn't play with them but he let them be part of his space....

• Mickie Has Been Cranky

  Posted on Tuesday October 21st, 2008 at 11:35 in autism, crying, cranky, no sleep, mickie

  Yesterday, when I picked Mickie up from the bus, the driver told me that Mickie looked like he was crying on the ride back from school. I know they don't like him in that class and Mickie like most kids on the autism spectrum, can sense, when someone...

• Mickie is Going to Private ABA School!!

  Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 19:53 in aba, new school, mickie

  This week I recieved a call from Mickie's school district to let me know that they would give the go ahead for him to be placed in the private ABA school I had requested back in May. Apparently, the current arrangement is not going to work out.Sure I...

• A GLUTEN-CASEIN FREE DIET

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 13:11 in autism, pain, iga, gfcf, inflamation, casein, malabsorption, ige, mickie, gliuten, cerals milk, sedrate

  It was March 2003 and Mickie was now 5 years old and has lost all speech by now. He had started to have these episodes. I didn't know what to make of them. He screams desperation, and as the weeks pass he gets worse. The episodes happen at school...

• The Fire

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 11:32 in autism, safety, fire, mickie, danger awarness

  On February 14, of 06, there was an electrical fire in Mickie’s room. I woke up to a house full of teenagers screaming: "Mom, mom; Mickie's room is on fire". I ran out of my room towards the hallway and I could see the smoke coming out from und...

• Keeping Mickie Safe

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 10:32 in autism, safety, danger, mickie, wondering away, large bodies of water, no sense of danger

  People on the autism spectrum, have no fear of death and no awareness of danger. Many are not afraid of large bodies of water. They are prone to wonder away for home. Wondering away is one of Mickie’s favorite things to do. Over the years I’ve ...

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  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 01:36 in autism, ocd, respite, mickie, a night off

  Tonight I had the opportunity to get away. I went to an art show opening, while my mom watched Mickie. For two hours I was just me and not the mercury mom or Mickie's mom, instead I was as any other person there, lost in a sea of artists. I guess...

• Need More Coffee!!

  Posted on Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 at 11:31 in coffee, autism, no sleep, infractions, gfcf, scd, mickie

  Its eight in the morning and Mickie just left on the bus. I need more coffee!!I have been up since four o'clock in the morning. Mickie has been waking up earlier in the past few weeks. Sometimes he just stims with his voice, and that's okay, as long ...

• Mickie's Birthday

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 18:46 in birthday, autism, mickie

  Last September 10th, Mickie had his 11 birthday. This year, I did better then last year. I was at least able to get through this day without crying. The day before, I went to the Farmer's market and bought the ingredients to make him a GFCF and SCD ...