I haven’t posted much, either on the blog or on social media about Dayna since we announced she would be going to an inpatient program at a developmental center here in North Carolina. We brought Dayna there on December 5th, she is still there and will stay there until January 19th. She is going through…
No Sleep, No School and the hard decision
This week I think Deb and I finally broke. It's been over 5 weeks since Dayna has slept normally. Of course normally for her was going to sleep around 11:30 or 12 midnight and waking up around 5am in the morning to proclaim "no school". That was rough, but not like what is happening now.…
2:45am…..Time to make the donuts.
If you were born after 1997, you probably don't know what I mean by that. Google "Fred the Baker" for explanation. Fred's alarm would go off in the middle of the night and he would begrudgingly get out of bed to open his Duncan Donuts store. I'm starting to understand Fred, but without being surrounded…
Coping with Autism and Puberty
I found this article online. Given our challenges with Dayna it struck a cord with me. And while the children described here are extremely severe, there are also a lot of striking similarities to Dayna's behaviors when she gets upset, especially when it comes to going to school. I really feel for the parents here....the lack…
New Things, Exciting Things, and Groundhog Day
Yes, I know its been a while since my last post. I had big news coming at the end of my last post, and I was going to use the blog to announce it. Well, life moved on and the big news happened, but the time to sit down and write never came about. There have…
A mid year update and teaser for the rest of 2016!
Where have the posts been? They are all stacked up on notes I take throughout the day to write about. Sorry for the drop off, frankly it's been one of those years! I wish I had more substance in this post around Dayna, but I wanted to update everyone on where things are. Lots of…
20 Things You Should Know….from another blog
I have not been keeping up with my blog....and have plenty of notes I have taken to start writing again. However in the meantime, I saw this following post from another site and thought I may start using this blog to get information out to everyone from other sources. This one rang so true, from…
The five year countdown…..
Dayna will be 16 in May…..wow! We found out Dayna was autistic very early, so to think we have been on this journey for 14 years, and that she will be turning 16 years old is amazing to us. But it’s also a scary countdown. In 5 more years, Dayna will no longer be part…
Travelling with Dayna…..or lack thereof.
Dayna and I are hanging out with just each other for a few days. Deb has taken Kiley and Sean off to Florida to visit their grandparents. This is one of those situations that can be unique to a family with a child with autism, or any child with special needs. As I sit here…
A question and answer session…..a new trend?
A funny thing happened on the way to the office this evening…..OK, I was on the way to Rafael's. Regardless, I ran in to an old friend of Deb and I’s, Heather. Heather has known Dayna since she was a baby and she teaches here in our county. Part of her teaching includes her students…
Autism Challenges 