This weekend was hard. Difficult, Challenging. Just when you think you’ve got it all together and everything is ok, comes a fall- that you haven’t expected and ruins it all. Now I know, although he has been doing a great job and the progress is wonderful- his difficulties did not disappear and they will always be with him. I also know that they usually come when I least expect them. But knowing this does not make things easier. Not at all. The weekend started great, ewe had family time and it was fun, he and his sister had a sleepover at my parents with their cousin and had a great time. And then we had an invitation for lunch up north, less than a two hour drive but still too long of a drive for him. And it was hard. He was cranky and upset about everything which made the way there ...
My child is a child with special needs. One of the most recognizable examples is his difficulty to regulate his senses. A normal sensory regulation is being able to use all of our five senses- hearing, seeing, smelling, touching and tasting and taking all in an understanding the situation and responding to it. He uses the same senses but has problem regulating them properly. This means he can sense and feel something much deeper or harder than most of us, and in other cases- not feel it enough. read more
One of the things that parents fear the most is seeing the number of the school/kindergarten on the phone. Think about the number of times the teacher has called you because one of the kids fell/doesn’t feel good/ miss behaved. Now double it. Then triple it. That’s the number of times a get rushed to school because something happened… Whenever my phone rings and I recognize the number I know that my day is about to change completely. In the past I used to get very upset but then I just started rescheduling, with a deep sigh… read more
Years ago, before my son was diagnosed I read an article of a woman that has a little girl with autism. She was very angry with God- asking him why he put so much effort in making her girl so perfectly beautiful if he was going to mess everything up anyway. She felt she was being punished by God for something. A few years later I heard that same woman in a lecture and she said she feels differently now. She wasn’t and isn’t punished- she has been blessed. As much as it is difficult to understand why and how- I coeternally agree with the second approach- I have been blessed. My special child is my special blessing. He is a gift from God and the reason I received him as that God knew that I will be the best mother to him and that I would be able to cope. And I definitely cope. read more
My passion is to write, as it allows me to share my personal experiences and thoughts with the rest of the world. As I am always coming up with ideas, I feel the need to share them with other like minded people. Business, fashion and health are among some of the topics I like to write about. Even though I am not an expert in any of these specific topics, I still feel that I can contribute a small amount to each one. Unfortunately, in most of the cases these ideas stay hidden, as I find myself lacking a forum to share such ideas. Myself included, I know a many intelligent young women who have great ideas and great ability to express these by writing. Unfortunately, most of these smart ideas are lost due to a lack of a proper place to share them and allow them grow. Although the world in con...