Since I blog anonymously I have always referred to my son as just “my son”. Some bloggers create ingenious alias names for their kids but I never have but I really think it is time. Online school started on Monday and I have so much to tell you but we are still getting into the […]
Jan 5, 2012
Welcome 2012 and Homeschooling ?!?!
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I never thought I would write that as a title. I guess we will be doing an online academy but will be at home. Not sure correct term but guess I will be learning ASAP! I have written a lot about school refusal ever since that fateful day of the pep rally. He has never […]
Dec 16, 2011
Control of Ourselves
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I wrote the other day about how my son does things out of spite. @Celebr8nGenr8n left a comment that made me really start to think. She is an adult Aspie and she also tweets under @porterhouselife which is supposed to be her account about Aspergers. Both accounts worth following and really both have Asperger’s information […]
Dec 13, 2011
Doing Things out of Spite
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My son was in pretty good spirits over the weekend. Although we did not have cable or internet we found a way to make the best of it. We all watched green lantern together and it was really like watching it with Sheldon Cooper. My son wears a green lantern shirt but from Big Bang […]
Dec 6, 2011
Back to School but…
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So last night he went to his room and watched YouTube starting at 7:30. He even said goodnight early. I could hear YouTube until around 9:30-10 so I know he didn’t go to sleep until later. At some point during the night he woke me up to help him find his cat. Sure, sure I […]
Nov 10, 2011
Moving in the Right Direction
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On Tuesday when my son stayed home he seemed really depressed so I let him go get the new Call of Duty game that day. I was really surprised that there were so many kids in that line instead of being in school! I was hoping that the game would cheer him up and in […]
Nov 7, 2011
Co-workers really awesome for Special Needs Mom!
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On the bright side, my co-workers are awesome. He woke up this morning and was agitated about going to school. I gave him time, I tried to bribe him, I threatened, but no matter what I did he refused to go. He asked me if he could go to work with me. I asked why […]
Nov 1, 2011
Positive Thoughts/Prayers for recovery from sensory overload needed.
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Sorry, this may not be the best written post but wanted to update everyone and get some positive thoughts coming our way. I know others struggle with much worse but for my son this is a really big set back. He was not ready to go back to school yesterday after what happened on […]
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