by Sarah Broady | Feb 7, 2012 | Discipline
I began the day with resolve. I end the day with the same resolve, just a bit weary from being tested and tried. Earlier, I wrote, “Sam’s constant demands for attention, and tantrums and meltdowns and rigidity are in for a rude awakening, which means we...
by Sarah Broady | Feb 6, 2012 | Autism, Behavior, Discipline
2012 has started off with a bang. Not exactly lots of excitement and fun and awesomeness, but more like the “BANG” you hear just before you take off running in the race of life. There have been some exciting developments in our lives, and fun and...
by Sarah Broady | Jan 16, 2012 | Autism, Hope
Who among us has not been sympathetically given the old addages of – “God works all things for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose”, and “God knew you were the right parent for your child”, and “God is...
by Sarah Broady | Jan 11, 2012 | Autism
People like to be right. To win. I like to be right. I LOVE winning. This is especially important in an argument with my husband – or as some describe it, a discussion between two people which I am winning. Or, as our recent New Year’s Eve party at church...
by Sarah Broady | Jan 9, 2012 | Autism
The holidays are over. Christmas came and went in the blink of an eye, and its remnants remain in all the decorations I have yet to take down and store, and a small mess of toys kept under the tree. The kids are back in school and we’re slowly getting back into...