Comments on: When was life with autism ever simple?

By: lynell wilcox

lynell wilcox — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:04:56 +0000

I just read a blip from entertainment weekly. came across the blisstree site.

my son William, 11. Diagnosised with severe autism at age of 3.

How is your son doing?

question did the trip to mognolia fix your son. What are the changes, improves in your son since the trip? Should i take my son to experience the same ritual as you did for your son with the shaman ritual.
my name is lynell michelle wilcox

By: Heart of Sailing and the Heart of It All

Heart of Sailing and the Heart of It All — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:21:15 +0000

[...] about courses, cross-listing, and planning; we are moving out of my in-laws’ house after living here for a year as their town has the right kind of educational program for Charlie. We are moving today, Tuesday, [...]

By: Travels with Charlie

Travels with Charlie — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:14:32 +0000

[...] moved a few times within New Jersey (for the sake of the right school program for Charlie) and have one more move ahead of us. Every day with Charlie brings a new adventure, even if all we do is go to the grocery [...]

By: Irene

Irene — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:59:08 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about your upcoming transition. I know (from our current endeavor) that these are hard decisions to reach and act on. I will be praying for your search to be easy and to include a successful program for Charlie.

By: Joan Ryan

Joan Ryan — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:08:47 +0000

Hello, Kristina,
I just read your communication on moving. For some reason, I have had you in my thoughts and prayers for the past few days – thought it might be because we are going to Barnegat Light for the week-end and I feel nervous about how Matthew will do despite his “love” of the ocean. We find Long Beach Island to be a spiritually strengthening place for us and will be in Loveladies at the end of August. I just keep thinking about the interconnectedness with others when I read your messages. When we moved to Bucks County from Philadelphia so that Matthew Aloysius would be in a school district which has made a committment to the education of children with autism, we could not buy a house because we were having difficulty selling ours in Philadelphia. I prayed like nobody’s business and the realtor found us this ranch house to rent. It serves our needs very well and Matthew has a big backyard. However, the lady who owns it lives in England and will not sell it to us. We live with the realization that we may be asked to leave at any time (ninety days to vacate) and so I search for a house to buy. Anyway, you will continue to be in my prayers every day. Best wishes. Joan Ryan

By: mumkeepingsane

mumkeepingsane — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:21:48 +0000

Wishing you the best of luck. I hope you (the three of you) are able to find a home that you love. I can only imagine how difficult it is to try and help Jim’s parents and still take care of your own family unit. How wonderful that Charlie will stay at the same school. Hopefully that same-ness will help him with the move.

By: Niksmom

Niksmom — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:21:13 +0000

Oh boy. It sure does seem like the ground is constantly shifting under one’s feet, yes. I hope that Jim’s parents are doing OK and that the three of you (you, Jim, Charlie) find an even better home. I agree with VAB that this is an opportunity for you and Jim to create a sense of home for yourselves, too. I am sure there will be bumps along the way and some scary moments beforeyou get there, but I am also absolutely confident that you will all come out in a better place on the other side. I’ll keep you in my prayers. xoxo

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:47:20 +0000

It’s going to take me awhile to respond to so much kindness and community. Families moving in search of something better is a theme I keep returning to—-it is not a huge move for us at all this time and we are very settled with Charlie’s school situation, but I still often feel that the ground keeps shifting beneath my feet.

Justthisguy, thanks for your good wishes—-Jim is still feeling the back pain. Harold, our sons do sound similar. Charlie spends his entire schoolday in a self-contained classroom—-not all of the students in his class do; I’m all right with him only being in a self-contained setting, though perhaps there may be some mainstream options for him someday.

Charlie did fabulous at the dentist, mostly thanks to his ABA therapist being there and as a result of doing a “dentist program” in his home ABA sessions.

By: M'sDad

M'sDad — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:27:16 +0000

SUCH a difficult set of decisions. Wishing much strength to all of you as you take the next steps.

I would not presume to be confident that all will be smooth, but it strikes me that the three of you are such a great team that, in the long run, all will be well.

Heartfelt Blessings –

A, M’s dad

By: Club 166

Club 166 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:20:11 +0000

Nooooooooo!

I wish that all of you didn’t have to go thru this. Because of course, even after you move, Jim’s family will still assume that you and Jim will be his parents’ primary caregivers. Only now it will be that much harder, as you will not be in the same house.

I wish you well in finding something suitable for all of you.

Regards,

Joe