From the monthly archives:

May 2012

Wilbarger Brushing Protocol in the Shower

May 29, 2012

I learned about surgical brushes while at occupational therapy for sensory processing disorder.  From Tina Champagne’s site, she writes, “Based on the theory of Sensory Integration, the DPPT uses a prescriptive method of providing stimulation to help the mind-brain-body self-organize.” I sure wish it could help me get organized in the house, but a housekeeper/organizer [...]

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Aspie Heaven in a Hammock

May 16, 2012

  C’est moi in my hammock with my weighted blanket on.  Who would have thought that such a simple thing could have such an effect on my brain? My occupational therapist recommended it for my sensory processing disorder, which usually goes with autism.  In OT, they had me doing different kinds of swinging, among many [...]

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Autism and Comfortable Glamour

May 14, 2012

Sound like an oxymoron?  I have the world’s greatest collection of sweatpants.  (I exaggerate.) My kids even bought a pair of “dress” sweatpants for me in gray with pleats. They know their mama.  They know I also want to feel pretty as well as comfortable. When it comes down to it, do I have to [...]

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To the Mothers of Autistic Children–Happy Mother’s Day!

May 13, 2012

I can credit my mother for so much of who I am today.  Many of us can say that, but my mom is the mother of an autistic person at a time when there were no diagnoses for autism other than Kanner’s autism, and there were no treatments.  Mum treated me by being her and [...]

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