by Erin Croyle | Aug 9, 2018 | BABY, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Grandparents, In-laws, KIDS, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
I am in the thick of those early childhood years. You know the stage (ages 0-8 I suppose/hope) when you look exasperated pretty much all the time and every elder you pass reminds you to cherish these moments because it all goes so fast. I can see the look in their...
by Guest Author | Mar 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Elementary School, High School, Home Life, Individuals, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Preschool, YOU
By Valerie Abbott When my daughter was diagnosed with a moderate to severe bilateral hearing loss at age 2, we did a lot of research about hearing aids and genetic testing. We learned the difference between an IFSP, an IEP and a 504 plan. We pursued speech and...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 3, 2017 | Elementary School, Finding Balance, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Preschool, YOU
Stop what you are doing. Stop right now. And do something for yourself. These are tumultuous times. Some days we get a horrific reminder that life can end or change drastically in the blink of an eye. So drop everything and do something you love. That list is never...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 29, 2017 | Elementary School, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Preschool, YOU
A new school year is the perfect time to reflect on years past, ditch what didn’t work and try to implement things you’ve always wanted to try. It’s important to utilize that fresh start feeling and put it all into action. Here are some simple ways to get...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 19, 2017 | BABY, Diagnosis, Doctors, KIDS, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Preschool, Puberty, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized
Comorbidity is an awful term. Morbid, a word we associate most with death, combined with the prefix co, which means together, mutually in common. There is nothing good about comorbidity. But many of us are dealing with it. Dual and multiple diagnoses are very common,...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 17, 2016 | Child Find, Elementary School, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
A few years ago an older woman spotted me with my toddler at our farmers market. She had a grown son who had Down syndrome, just like my little one. Randomly striking up a conversation is what we do when we see another member of our tribe, after all. Even though we...
