Doctor appointments used to be exhausting with my son Nicholas. He has autism, is very sensitive to touch, and doesn’t like to be messed with, especially in the doctor’s office. There were meltdowns from beginning to end. He did not like getting his height and weight checked, getting vitals, or any touching during the examination […]
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There have only been a handful of times where I’ve been completely shocked during my kid’s doctor appointments. It’s one of those eye-opening appointments where everything I thought about a certain diagnosis totally changes. A little over two years ago, my son Nicholas saw a neurologist for the first time. Nicholas was born five weeks […]
Something I want to start doing this year and really need to do for my own health is using respite services to take a break and do something for myself. Respite allows caregivers time away from their duties while someone else comes in to care for your loved one. Breaks are important for any parent […]
One of the things I want to work on this year is our busyness as a family. This includes therapy sessions, doctor appointments, and meetings with various service coordinators. After everything with the kids, there’s not a lot of time to be with our family. It’s easy to get sucked into all the therapy that […]
Having three kids with special needs means spending an incredible amount of time in doctor’s offices. Whether it’s a just a regular check-up or seeing a new specialty doctor, the appointments are part our weekly routine. My son Nicholas is very medically complex. At first he just had follow-up visits after being in the NICU […]