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Therapy Burnout

February 12, 2014 By Tara 8 Comments

Therapy Burnout

It was 6 years ago on January 30th that Maggie was diagnosed with Autism.  From that day forward, life was a whirl of navigating the system, making appointments and getting on endless waitlists.  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, autism, stress, therapy

Give me an E! Give me an A!

November 29, 2013 By Tara 1 Comment

Give me an E! Give me an A!

Maggie usually has one EA in the morning and another one in the afternoon, but they were both away today.  Normally she does quite well switching between therapists, teachers, etc but today was not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #NaBloPoMo, autism, school, stress

You Can’t Handle the Truth (oh wait – that’s me)

November 21, 2013 By Tara 14 Comments

You Can’t Handle the Truth (oh wait – that’s me)

We're two thirds of the way through NaBloPoMo and so far I have kept the commitment of writing a post a day for my site.  It hasn't always been easy - there have been many nights that I am just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #NaBloPoMo, autism, blogging, depression, sad, stress, writing

Autism and the Pit

November 6, 2013 By Tara 6 Comments

Autism and the Pit

Being the mom of kids with autism often feels like one of those cartoons in which someone is walking along (often whistling) and unsuspectingly drops through a trap door into a pit of crocodiles. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #NaBloPoMo, anxiety, autism, depression, sad, stress

Beehive Brain

July 30, 2013 By Tara 5 Comments

Beehive Brain

Photo credit: Kathy Jones (so blame her if you can't sleep tonight) Bzzzzzzzzzz.  Bzzzzzzzzz. I constantly feel like my skull is a beehive full of swarming bees, with each bee being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: anxiety, lists, organized, stress

ERMAgeddon

April 4, 2013 By Tara 2 Comments

ERMAgeddon

So it seems that my mental health is a lot like a house of cards.  Flimsy card houses do not fare particularly  well in a breeze.The wind is gusting this week.People often comment on how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bathroom reading, mental health, shopping, stress, writing

The Dog Ate My Homework

December 30, 2012 By Tara 6 Comments

I guess I should get a dog, if this is going to be believable.Wow, this blog has been very neglected this month.  This is for 2 reasons.  The first one is a happy reason involving the usual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Christmas, stress, suicide, support system

Hiding Under a Rock

June 22, 2012 By Tara Leave a Comment

This has been a very long and exhausting 9 days. We've been in crisis mode dealing with a health situation of a family member. I've had to keep myself off the Internet because I tend to be an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: google, health care, stress, support system

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