Category: Special Needs

After researching things on my own for several years, I felt that it was time that we try to get a diagnosis for our youngest son who had been exhibiting behaviors that greatly impeded his learning in the classroom. As he was entering the third grade, we made the decision to switch him from private… Continue reading Can We Get The RIGHT Diagnosis Please?

We had spent years just trying to get a proper diagnosis for our youngest son. We had finally reached the point where we were going to get a definitive answer. What answer was that? Does he or does he not have an Autism Spectrum Disorder? We had already ruled out that he had not met… Continue reading FINALLY…..An Answer

When dealing with small children, there are many questions of when should they reach certain milestones, and at what age should they be able to do certain things, etc. These are common things that as parents we all ask. Even if we already have children because each child is different and develops at their own… Continue reading Not Letting One Statement, Define Your Child

Our youngest son at the age of two was reading but not talking in more than two to three word phrases. As we struggled to get a grasp on how and why this was taking place, I had asked God in my prayer time to reveal to me what might be going on. I had… Continue reading Help For Your Child In The Most Unlikely Place

Trying to figure out what’s going on with your young child when they are not always able to articulate how they are feeling can be frustrating. Our youngest son who was quite bright on the one hand, also had behavior issues that we were not able to get under control. He had almost gotten put… Continue reading Is This Suitable For My Child’s Needs?

I had spent a few years researching what was going on with our youngest son. By the time he was in the first grade, he continued to excel in his learning capabilities. He went from reading at two and barely talking, to reading and talking fluently, and learning algebraic equations at 4 years old. He… Continue reading Things Are Not Always What They Seem

When our youngest son was born, I knew that his temperament was one of extreme sensitivity and irritability. In the first few hours of his life, he seemed quite fussy. He cried a lot and nothing seemed to soothe him. I remember trying to breastfeed him but he screamed so incessantly, that he never quite… Continue reading When You Know Something is Going On With Your Child