Hi, remember me? Just when I thought things were getting easy, making sense, finding a rhythm… its been like a month of hell. Hell, I say! In a nutshell… I had a pretty big cut in my hours/finances, which hit me like a ton of bricks. Leading to more insomnia, panic, rage and angst. Maybe a tear or two (don’t tell anyone). This precarious freelance life is great, but, wow, it was all out of left field. The cut, however, did lead to what I thought would be more free time to, well,...
Six years ago, Enigma was diagnosed with autism. Five years ago, Enigma was diagnosed with a developmental delay, not autism. Four years ago, Enigma was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, a developmental delay, not autism, but maybe something like SID. Three years ago, Enigma was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Three years ago, I resigned myself to the fact that Enigma was… Enigma. In those years, I researched everything I could. Gluten-free diets, chelation therapy, occupational therapy, physical...
That was the beginning of a sentence that Enigma wrote in answer to a math problem on his homework today. “I disagree because…” I just want to say that for Enigma, that is a HUGE beginning to a sentence, for numerous Aspie reasons. That, to me, is the proof of reading comprehension, something that he has sorely lacked for a long time now, unless he was reading about one of his obsessions. Win. But, I just want to say that I, too, disagree. I don’t disagree with the math homework,...
Maybe, soon, I’ll stop with the writing analogies. Or not. Its a theme, and, this is my 2nd blog in a week in a looooong time. Whatever works, right? I’m much better after my emotional meltdown. Feeling things, and not stuffing them back in, is interesting. Its not my usual style, so I’m getting used to it. But, we move forward. Last night, I was hungry. This may seem like a non-issue for most, but in the greater realm of my anxiety and eating issues, it was the first time in a...
I was reading a book about bullying to The Twitches last night, thinking about how much bullying has affected the lives of my own children. Bullies, the book says, can be boys or girls, children or adults. They bully because they don’t like themselves, because they want to feel powerful. Heh. “Do you feel like a man when you push her around?” the song says… Emo Boy was taunted as “gay” for wearing a leather jacket to school. Enigma is battling the bullies now...
