Category Archive: What’s My Issue?

Hitting the Nail on the Head (or in the Head?)

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You know that funny video, “It’s not about the nail…”? Sometimes I have felt like that, when talking to some of my friends about my kids’ issues. People always want to offer advice… Continue reading →

Pass the Mayo …. and the Kitty Treats ….

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It’s funny that yesterday, Martha wrote a post about how important pets have been for her family in this journey … because coincidentally, I have been thinking a lot about pets, too. (Well, Martha and I are… Continue reading →

“LA LA LA LA LA LA LA … [Fingers in ears] … I Can’t Heeeear Youuuuu!”

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“I can’t go back there. It’s too painful.” That’s what I heard from a number of friends a few months ago – other parents of grown-up “Jimmy’s” (and “Janey’s”) – when I asked… Continue reading →

MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY

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I’ve always had a flair for the dramatic.  I’ll admit it. When I was 6 I pretended to have a walking issue in the pediatrician’s office which resulted in hideous brown corrective shoes.… Continue reading →

Drop Your Sensory-Sensitive Kids at the Next APA Convention and Then Meet Me at Starbucks …

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Our kids have had Sensory Processing Disorder for so long – and actually grew out of the bulk of it so long ago — that the name changed while we weren’t looking! It… Continue reading →