The last full day of our vacation, we met up with Grandma Chris for breakfast. We then drove by the University of Central Florida, the college that Randy and I met at. When Ryan, Grace, and I were in Florida in February, we visited the campus, but Randy was not with us. We first stopped … More Florida Vacation Part 3 and a Social Outing, Both Include Meeting Special New Friends
We left off with our arrival to Orlando. The next morning, we celebrated Nate’s Baptism. We got to see a lot of our extended family which was wonderful. Ryan is a regular at Sunday Mass now, so he did great as usual during Mass and at the ceremony after. One thing that was very special … More Florida Vacation Part 2 of 3
I can’t believe that it is almost back to school time. We have had a wonderful summer so far and just recently returned back from Florida this past week. We did not have any family vacations scheduled, so we took the opportunity to tack on some time to our trip to Florida for our nephew/cousin’s … More Florida Vacation Part 1
The end of June is almost here and I have no clue how that happened. Ryan is officially a Fifth Grader now (I promoted him since I am the Teacher and Principal of Curry Curriculum) and Summer Break is here. The thing is, that we don’t actually do Summer Break here. The schedule may be … More A Family Visit, A Rodeo, and Skill Building
It has been quite a while since we last posted. If I am being honest, it really has been very busy around here and because Ryan has a difficult time engaging himself in appropriate independent activities, I am interacting with him most of the day. By the time the evening rolls around, there are plenty … More Grace
On Monday, we had the privilege of speaking to a Child Psychology class at Tarrant County College (TCC) in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Angela Williamson had seen us speak at the DFW Autism Conference in February and reached out to me after it. Ryan loves any chance to educate people about autism, so we gladly … More Ryan Goes to College
Ryan wanted to write a blog post about his thoughts for World Autism Awareness Day which is today, April 2nd. Here is what he had to say: HARD TO REALLY SAY BUT I WILL TRY. CARE ENOUGH TO DO ACTIONS MORE THAN JUST WORDS. TREATMENT OF AUTISTICS NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. “Ryan, people are going to ask … More World Autism Awareness Day – Do the Right Thing
This week, we finally got back into the swing of school after having two weeks of other activities that impacted our ability to have “regular days” at school. Ryan had his EEG two weeks ago (and we should be getting the results soon) and then we had Lenae Crandall of HEED RPM in town for 8 … More The Library Tour and Meeting the Mayor
On Friday, Ryan had a 24 hour EEG (Electroencephalography is an electrophysiological monitoring method to record electrical activity of the brain.) Ryan’s doctor, Dr. Rossignol, suggested that he have a 24 hr EEG to determine if he was having absence seizures that might be interfering with his ability to speak. Ryan was seen by Dr. Rossignol in February while … More 24 Hour EEG
Yesterday, we got back from New York. We went to Long Island for my cousin Bridget’s wedding and then took a short trip into the city with the kids for some sightseeing. As always, Ryan is a great traveler. I hope that I gave him enough praise because he truly went with the flow and … More A Wedding and a Trip to NYC
