Welcome to another Special Needs Blogger Weekend Link-Up—just as fascinating as watching reality TV, if not more so. Does it get any more real than this?
The idea
Link to a favorite post of the week—yours or someone else's.
What to do
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post. Where it says "Your name" put the name of your blog followed by the title of your post (or just the name of the post, if there's no room—you get 80 characters).
Like this: Love That Max: Dear Daddy: Are You Ready For Mother's Day?
Where it says "Your URL" put the direct link to the post.
Click "Enter." Leave a comment if you want to say more. Go check out some great posts.
Happy linking!
Thanks again for this: it's given me the chance to share a post I've written for autism awareness/acceptance month about everything I've learned about aspergers since my son was diagnosed - and I wish I'd known it from the beginning!
ReplyDeleteThis week (at Uncommon Sense) I shared video that seems to indicate that my 6 month old baby already understands that his big sister speaks with a digital voice, and that he can recognize when that voice is different (as a bonus, it's filled with baby belly laughs).
ReplyDeleteIt also includes an observation of my 5 year old as she becomes more bilingual(ish)--switching between her voice and her communication device.
Thanks for the link-up!
My post from atypicalson.com is about the importance of communication, a husband's advice and farting. Runs the gamut from funny to sweet.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this link up!
Thanks Ellen! I love sharing my own and reading others' experiences!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen, love the link up x
ReplyDeleteEllen, thank you for your story and the opportunity to share mine. Scott
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ellen! So great to read such great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ellen! I look forward to the link up every week - I've found some great blogs to read and have learned a lot! (This week, mine's about my kid reaching possible therapy overload.)
ReplyDeleteEllen, Thanks for linking us all together!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity to share a pot I wrote this week about embracing the good in continued Xbox play. Yes, there IS good! As my boy is a very cool teenagaer I can no longer blog about our journey as such, but this post is an 'in general' kind of one.
ReplyDeleteApologies for linking twice. First one was incorrect, my mistake.
xx Jazzy
Thank you for doing this every week. I am able to read blogs that make me nod my head because I understand, and I am able to read blogs that make me realize that my life with kids with sensory issues is nothing compared to what some parents/families go through. That being said, I did have a pity party yesterday and therefore posted a vent post. I just had it get it off of my chest!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you, Ellen, I have this self-imposed 5pm Friday deadline for my weekly post! (Just made it in time this week!) This week, I reviewed 3 apps that have video streaming for kids... the best of the best here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this each week, Ellen. The post I linked up is particularly personal because it chronicals the 13th anniversary of our son's diagnosis with severe hemophilia. I pray that it will encourage parents when they see another who has gone from heartbroken to hope-filled.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a few posts this week on #justiceforethan and our campaign in calling for an independent investigation into the homicide of this young man with Down syndrome.
ReplyDeleteI ALSO added the link for my profile featured last week, Neil Jacobson. He is a very cool cat. Has CP and in his retirement from Wells Fargo (as a Senior VP), he has started a recruiting company, serves on a bunch of boards and all round, kicks major butt. Thought you'd want to "meet" him :)
Thanks again for allowing us to link up Ellen. My post is not super special neediness but it's about the sewing machine cover I had t make because my sensory seeking child would not leave my thread alone.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful link-up, Ellen.
ReplyDeleteThis week Life After IEPs features a letter by Sarah Stup, acclaimed young author with autism, on community and what it means to really belong. She wrote the letter in response to the tragic and senseless death of Robert Saylor - who lived and died in Sarah's hometown.
Sarah has a way of simply getting to the heart of what matters most. Please share her letter if you can. Thanks for everything.
Thank you! I just found your blog recently and just saw this link up post today. I literally just started blogging about my son with special needs--he has left hemiplegic cerebral palsy as well as cortical dysplasia. I'm trying to get his blog rolling and also setting up a facebook page. It's sucking up all my free time trying to figure all of this out! I've enjoyed reading the bits of your blog that I've had the time to read so far. I look forward to reading more of it and to look into some of the other blogs listed here, as well.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I just sit back and cry every time I think of the things I go through with my disable 14 year old child, It hurts because I dont have the money to help take care of all his needs and what i do provide just drains me. I have a wonderful supportive husband and other son,but its just hard
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