Has anyone heard the term “stimming”? This is part of the autism vocabulary. Actually, everyone stims. How many of you twirl your hair, bite your nails, crack your knuckles, bounce your legs when seated? All of these actions are stimming. It is a way for us to release something (could be boredom, anxiety, anger, energy, […]
The Diagnosis…
Let’s start at the beginning… Things started out with us so amazed at this little noodle that was advanced in our eyes. He was mimicking at about 3-4 months and everything else was on schedule. We couldn’t be prouder. But then we started losing all of those words and he was slowly falling behind. The […]
A little about us…
Thanks for joining me! To begin, let me introduce our family. My husband and I have four beautiful children. After 6 years of dating, we got married. At the time, my step-daughters were 13 (Andi) and 10 (Summer) and we decided to grow the family. A year later, Zach was born. It wasn’t until he […]
Tilted Axis 