Category Archives: family dynamics
The tricky landscape of navigating the holidays
Navigating the holidays can be a tricky landscape– there are usually too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Can you relate? I have found with the right support and mindset in place, creating new traditions and fun memories can help … Continue reading
LOL! Birthdays not preferred on holidays?
20 Percent: The diminished likelihood that you were born on Christmas, compared with an average day. Perhaps largely because many cesarean births can be scheduled in advance, doctors and patients seem to avoid certain days — and choose certain others. … Continue reading
Make the Connection | —
Welcome Home. Thanks for your sacrificial service. We appreciate our soldiers and military personnel who are still in harms way. This Veterans holiday, we hope you ‘Make the Connection’ in your communities, stateside and abroad. Connect by Life Events Explore life … Continue reading
Hitting the Jackpot over at BLOOM
I’m very excited to be guest posting over at BLOOM blog, the blog for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. I am truly honoured by this opportunity. Thank you Louise Kinross, parent, editor and special needs super-star! Please go check them … Continue reading
‘Traveling with A Medically Complex Child – ‘(Parts 1 and 2)
Are you still in the summertime mode? Are you still diving into the pool, sipping lemonade through an umbrella straw, taking in the midnight movie, — you know, basically, ignoring the other folks who have plunged into the ‘Back-to-School’ zone? … Continue reading
Bill Moyers Essay: Are Immunization Exemptions Fair to All? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
Bill Moyers Essay: Are Immunization Exemptions Fair to All? | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com.
‘A Sensory Christmas’
‘A Sensory Christmas’ Merry Christmas! This holiday perspective is worth a repost. {original post on 2011.12.22 at ‘Enjoying The Hi-5s of Autism – A Family Experience’ entitled ‘a SPD holiday season’} Hi5! Families can enjoy the holidays even when … Continue reading
‘Layaway Angel’ Picks Up $16K Tab At Costa Mesa Kmart Store « CBS Los Angeles
Happy Holidays! Hi5! You still have time to become a ‘Layaway Angel’ at your local Kmart store. ‘Layaway Angel’ Picks Up $16K Tab At Costa Mesa Kmart Store « CBS Los Angeles. Contact your community Kmart and ask how you … Continue reading
FUNabulous Festival of Lights!
FUNabulous Festival of Lights! Hi5! Happy Hanukkah! Celebrations are enjoyably fun when you think of ‘uniquely different’ foods, gifts, games and ways to celebrate. Remember, to keep your ‘uniquely differently’ loved ones/colleagues/friends in mind when planning parties. Each category and … Continue reading
'Enjoying the Hi-5s of Autism' 