Autism

Telling Damek He Has Autism

August 29, 2021

Last week, I wrote a post about our son’s recent diagnoses of moderate ADHD and mild (Level 1) autism. I also talked about how we hadn’t told him of his new “labels.” It still stings a bit to discuss this, even though I know he’ll be a GREAT human. It’s always challenging to hear a […]

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What Happens When Your Second Child is Diagnosed

August 22, 2021

It’s not like we weren’t aware of Damek’s challenges early in his life. The speech delays at three years old, the hyperactivity and constant need to move and interrupt conversations, the inability to maintain a meaningful conversation in first grade were all chalked up to “he’s just a little boy with a lot of energy…it

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