Does My Child Have Behavioral Issues or Sensory Challenges?
In today’s post, I’d like to discuss a painful situation I encountered a few weeks ago. I went to meet a few friends for breakfast, and when I arrived, a few of my friends were engaged in an emotional discussion about their children. One of them appeared to be visibly distressed. She was speaking to […]
Is “Stimming” Okay?
A sudden thought just popped into my head, so I thought I’d share it with you. Sometimes I catch myself doing things, and only in the midst of them, I realize that if I was a person who was observing me, they would likely think I was behaving in a highly atypical manner. It’s Friday […]
This week’s sensory adventure: VESTIBULAR HAVOC!
After a relatively calm period of somewhat regulated senses, I must admit I’ve had some unusual sensory experiences recently. This sentence from my book “Moving Forward: Reflection on Autism, Neurodiversity, Brain Surgery, and Faith” describes yesterday’s brain antics perfectly: “I now realize I have no need to go to amusement parks anymore…I have one inside […]