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Does Your Child Stim?
Post by Amy Corbett StorchOkay, let's talk about stimming. "Stimming" for those of you who might be all, "uh, what?" is a nickname for repetitive body movements that "self-stimulate" one or more...
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I Think I Have Post-Traumatic Evaluation Report Reading Disorder
Post by Amy Corbett StorchThe absolute hardest thing, my most LEAST-FAVORITE part of parenting a special-needs child, is reading assessments and evaluation reports about my son. It's gotten easier, for...
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Because There's No Such Thing as Crystal Ball Babies
Post by Amy Corbett StorchMost of Noah's classmates at the special-needs programs are only children. Or they have older siblings. With maybe two or three exceptions, most families chose not to have any...
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When Fear and Imagination Meet Sensory Integration
Post by Amy Corbett Storch(There's GOT to be a less-awkward-sounding post title out there, I know. But I can't find it and it's driving me a little nuts so OH WELL. MOVING ON.) When I went to pick Noah...
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The Lucky Ones
Post by Amy Corbett StorchI admit, with each passing BlogHer conference, I find myself attending fewer and fewer of the actual sessions. Sometimes I just get held up in the lobby or Expo hall,...
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Happy Days
Post by Amy Corbett StorchMan, I feel like I've been on a downer streak around here lately, what with the panic and the angst and the blah blah blah. Such is the ebb and flow and give and take of...
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The 3 Biggest Mistakes I've Made as a Special-Needs Parent
Post by Amy Corbett StorchWhat? Mistakes? Me? MOI? I am offended at what that title is incinerating. Insinuating, I mean. Whoops. So mistakes. We've all made a few. I'm NOT writing this to beat myself...
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Super Duper Toys For Autistic Kids Are In Trouble
Post by Amy Corbett StorchReader Elizabeth sent me a link to this yesterday: Speak Up for SAY. In short, according to this website, a small company that makes educational speech and language materials...
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Why We're Not Afraid of Special Education
Post by Amy Corbett StorchWhen we first told some of our family members that we decided to seek support and services for our child through the school district's special education program (and later,...
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The Uncharted Wilderness of 'Typical' Development
Post by Amy Corbett StorchI was filing some school paperwork this week (which is more like "shoving papers into a massively overstuffed binder") and noticed that when Noah first started speech therapy...
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Gymboree Dropout
Post by Amy Corbett StorchSomeone once told me that speech delays are the "gateway drug" of Early Intervention and special ed. And holy crap, ain't that the truth? Show of hands: How many of you...
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When Clueless People Attack, Part II
Post by Amy Corbett StorchAs someone who's been blogging since before her children were even conceived, I like to think I've developed a pretty good attitude about rude or trollish comments, although...
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Special Needs Lifesaver: The Time Timer
Post by Amy Corbett StorchYesterday I wrote a post at my personal blog about our nothing-short-of-stunning breakthrough in Noah's eating habits. I'm not sure I'm ever going to fully calm down about how...
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Pre-Spurt Regressions in Preschoolers?
Post by Amy Corbett StorchOh dear God, but I have a question. Have you ever heard the theory that sometimes, right before a growth spurt (either physical or developmental), you might see a bit of ......
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Halloween for Sensory-Sensitive Kids
Post by Amy Corbett StorchOn Saturday -- no more than three days after I wrote last week's column -- I suddenly noticed that I could see Noah's ankles. Sticking out from the hem of his pants. Pants...
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When Clueless People Attack, Part III
Post by Amy Corbett StorchI had a topic all picked out for this week's column. A happy one! We took Noah to a Halloween festival at his school on Friday night -- a festival that turned out to be...
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Sensational Soccer
Post by Amy Corbett StorchIf you had been in our house on Saturday morning -- possibly in the vicinity of the upstairs bedrooms -- I would not have blamed you for hearing the ensuing ruckus and jumping...
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What a Difference a Year (and a Budget Cut) Makes
Post by Amy Corbett StorchSo I've sung the praises of our school district's special education and early intervention services quite a bit, haven't I? Sure, we've had some problems, some arguments, some...
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The Importance of Being Messy
Post by Amy Corbett StorchNoah came home from school yesterday with bright blue fingers. At first, I thought it was paint. And my heart soared. Turns out, it was actually blue marker. But still. He...
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The Time Timer's Ultimate Thanksgiving Throwdown Challenge
Post by Amy Corbett StorchWe LOVE Thanksgiving at our house. We do it up BIG TIME. Even though we rarely have actual guests or friends or family in attendance, my husband and I cook up enough food to...
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