Nicholas-Nikki

I just had a long talk with my oldest and first born about selecting a high school. My young man is in 7th grade and pretty much my height. I am blessed with yet another amazing son. Sometimes I get so caught up in the challenges facing my boy genius that I don’t share his …

Nightmare

4:56am, I’m lying awake trying not to think of my nightmare but its all I’m thinking about. It seemed so real. One minute we are in the library the next it fills with people and then they’re gone. I’m screaming like a lunatic and no one is helping me. I go outside screaming and in …

Words, Glorious Words…-Nikki

I used to wonder what I did to piss God off. Watching the boy genius suffer has to be the most gut wrenching pain I’ve ever known. We would watch as he would bang his head against a wall repeatedly until the sheet rock would fall to the floor. He could go for 3-4 days …

A Lot Going On In There-Nikki

So any magical things are happening with the boy genius. Kennedy Krieger gave us a 12-18 month time frame on his pediatric evaluation. We really need to find a pediatrician that can handle the wonderful mysteries of autism. I have been working with his speech therapist to find an application that will work at the …

Rated R for adult language-Connie

Why do I feel like the only time I write something is when I truly feel like I’m losing my fucking mind? I guess I might as well not fuck up the tradition with some happy bullshit nonsense. I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. Nico has been displaying some odd behaviors that are …

Magical Moments

It’s been a minute since my last blog entry. So many amazing and scary things have been happening. Words have been popping up here and there. The communication device is helping the boy genius make amazing strides. We recently acquired respite care for two Saturdays a month. Amazingly enough the boy is even sleeping. I …