It’s been such a wonderful season in Ben’s life. He is just so happy, and talkative, and joyous. Coming off of one of the worst years of dangerous face breaking seizures, it’s so wonderful to see him happy and joyful again. He’s still having seizures, pretty much just as often, but thankfully none that have Read More
Posts by Willow Sanders
The Hard Stuff
I said I was going to post the good stuff and the hard stuff. This is Ben’s second long and serious seizure in the last week. Just laying here riding it out with him.
Help! I don’t know how to treat my friend’s Special Needs kid!
Do I say hello even though I know he’s not going to say hello back? I mean, he doesn’t talk, right? But wait, maybe he does talk a little. Do I say hello and wait expectantly for him to return the greeting, looking right at him and waiting? I’ve heard sometimes he does talk and Read More
A Five Step Plan for getting WHAT YOU WANT at your child’s IEP.
Photo from Ben’s first ever yearbook at the LOTTERY WINNING school mentioned toward the end of the post. I have been going to IEP’s for about 13 years now, since Benjamin started school at the early age of 3. For those who don’t know, IEP stands for “Individualized Education Plan”. It’s the place you get Read More
A Letter to my Special Needs Son
(Written 2-20-2015) This afternoon…… you stopped as I hurried you into the car, to say something…. I tried to hurry you on, literally pulling at your Jacket, but you wouldn’t let me. I saw you look down, point, and say, “A Roly Poly!” And there it was, a little bug, wiggling on the sidewalk, and Read More
Who WE Are
Hello!! Welcome to the Autism Momma Blog. I’m so glad you’re here. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, our family, and tell you a little bit about WHY I am writing this blog. 🙂 My name is Willow, and my AWESOME husband is Jason… and we are parents of a Severe Read More