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Tag Archives: Tourette’s Syndrome
Why I Stay
(I read Lost Edens as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post is inspired by the book. Welcome to all of my fellow book club members or … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, alcohol abuse, anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Book club, Consumer Advocate, Disability, disability accommodation, disabled, drug abuse, Emily, fatherhood, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, Jamie Patterson, Lost Edens, marijuana, marriage, Mental Illness, Mental Illnesses, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, parenting, Prozac, psychiatric drugs, psychiatrist, Social Security Disability, therapist, therapy, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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The Meeting With the School
On Wednesday Grant and I met with a child study team after receiving a call on Friday that Tyler was being disruptive in school, had speech delays, and fine and motor skill delays. I first lamented the fact that I have … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bullied, bully, bullying, case manager, child psychologist, child study team, Emily, fine motor skill delays, fine motor skills, good parenting, Grant, gross motor skill delays, gross motor skills, guidance counselor, iPhone, MacBookAir, OCD, OCD in children, parents, preschool, special needs child, special needs children, speech delays, support staff teachers, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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The School Called
Yesterday afternoon I woke up from my nap about half an hour before Tyler gets home from school. Grant was just sitting on the couch. ”You better sit down”, he said. I didn’t get my disability, someone has died, are … Continue reading
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Tagged child psychologist, Consumer Advocate, disabilities, disabled, education, Emily, fine motor skills, God, Grant, gross motor skills, kindergarten, OCD, poverty, school, special education, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Wondering About My Son’s Future
(I read Carry Yourself Back to Me by Deborah Reed as a member of the From Left to Write Book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post was inspired by the book.) The thing I like … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxiety in children, Book club, bullying, bullying in the young child, Carry Yourself Back to Me, Deborah Reed, Emily, From Left to Write, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, hyper-blinking, Myths About Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Pediatric Neurologist, sleeping in bed with your child, ticing, tics, Tourette's, Tourette's symptoms, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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For My Son on His 5th Birthday
Well, my darling, you have hit the “big 5!” Today after school we will take you to Toys r Us to pick something out and we are going to have a cake, a small celebration, just the three of us, … Continue reading
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Tagged "good girl", 5th birthday, Birthday, Cars 2, Cartoon Network. Batman, Disability, Emily, fear of dogs, Grant, Halloween, karate, Legos, Lizzie, Looney Tunes, Ninjago, OCD, Phineas and Ferb, Scotty, Spider-Man, The Mickey Mouse Club-House, The Smurfs, Tourette's Syndrome, Toys r Us, Tyler, Winnie the Pooh
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Tyler’s First, First Day
Monday night I could not sleep. It was nothing new really; when I wake up, whether to go to the bathroom or I hear a noise, I often awake in pain, and then I need to take something for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th birthday, anxiety, back pack, Birthday, bus, child, children, education, Eeyore, Emily, first day of kindergarten, first day of school, flood watch, Grant, Hurricane Irene, kids, kindergarten, New Jersey, OCD, school, school bus, Tourette's Syndrome, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: You’re in the Army Now
(On my husbands laptop, again. You know, the one where his possessive/quote key doesnt work? Sigh. I am hoping this is no big deal but it seems that MY computer will not take a charge. I am trying not to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety in children, bedtime, camp, daycare, elementary school, homeschool, homeschooling, kindergarten, kissing kids, McDonald's, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, only child, preschool, public school, public school education, Sensory Processing Disorder, Smurf, Stepford Wives, summer camp, teacher, Tourette's, Tourette's Syndrome, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Future Shock
(Usually this is the time where I write a light piece about something funny Tyler has said or done. However, this time isnt it, so if you are looking to have a smile or a chuckle, you may want to … Continue reading
My Mother and I, and The Ways We See Parenting
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 2.) Not your mother’s daughter…how do you parent differently than your mother did? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? When I saw this prompt, an overwhelming sense of dread came over me. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, child, Daughter, Disability, Lupus, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Mental Illnesses, Mother, OCD, Parent, Rheumatoid Arthritis, son, Tourette's Syndrome, unconditional love
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Tuesdays With Tyler: At the Dentist or “Marathon Man*”
Earlier this month, I took Tyler to the dentist. Tyler does not do well with doctors or dentists, or even haircuts for that matter. He does worse that your average child because of his Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD, and Anxiety. Whenever … Continue reading