As the Pendulum Swings
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Mommy Cries Too
Warning: This post has controversial and potentially disturbing content surrounding suicide, psychic trauma, and child abuse. Reader’s discretion is strongly advised. It started as a whimpering, jaw tight with a lip curled over. Soft, pattering, high pitched little noises, not much to even notice over the ambient noise. The realities of what played out in … Continue reading
A Peach and A Catalyst
This one was inspired by Colonial Punk’s Post. Stress. A one syllable word that is so commonplace in everyone’s life. When am I not stressed? I can’t answer that. It really is always something. It’s more about how stressors are processed that produces the effects and thus, the consequences. I’m probably not a prime example … Continue reading
The Farris Wheel
Manic Monday recently wrote a post entitled Surgery Date that talked about nasty, unprofessional health care professionals. I spoke to her about their disgrace and the extreme agitation it caused. I have been through the situation many times. I have a certain amount of animosity toward health care professionals as a result. I have been … Continue reading
Congratulations! He’s a Boy!
As I mentioned in Overdrive Mode and Riding in Cars With Boys, my son, T.D. was recently diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified. In other words, he has behaviors and developmental delays consistent with Autism Spectrum Disorders but not enough to be diagnosed as such. The diagnosis was a very big deal. … Continue reading
Riding in Cars with Boys
When I was a little girl, my parents would often fight in the car with both my brother and I in it. It was always the most distressing experience. My father would fly off the hook about something, and my mother would beg him to stop screaming in the car and driving like a maniac … Continue reading
Overdrive Mode
For those of you familiar with the Final Fantasy video game series, then you already get the reference. Otherwise, I will take a moment to explain it to you. Overdrive mode is the mode that helps fill the overdrive meter, where when the meter is filled, the character has the ability to perform a special … Continue reading
Adding It Up
The Chicken or The Egg I’ve had this talk with my psychiatrist before. What begets what, exactly? Does the episode precipitate certain events based on behaviors or does the environment spark the episode? There’s really no clear cut answer. My largest concern has been what seems like constant fatigue and body aches. Yes, those are … Continue reading
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