Suzanne Calling

When you have a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, there are correlated issues. For Gameteen, this means he has sensory issues that lead to a somewhat picky diet that goes beyond the 'I don't like that's' that some kids have. There are some rules we've learned in sixteen years of parenting GameTeen, such as: He gravitates towards 'white foods', like bread, milk, rice, pasta, yogurt He doesn't like sauces on his food, which means no gravy, marinara or other stuff His foods cannot 'touch' He has a problem with eating most proteins, unless they are ground up Textures cannot mix, like you can't have raisins in oatmeal or ice cream with additives Soups have to be broth like Gradually, though, there has been a change. In the past six months, he's been amenable to things like spaghetti with a tiny bit of marinara, or trying the gravy on his Thanksgiving turkey. We offer, but we do not push, thankful that for a kid on the spectr...

1000 Words about a whole bunch of bloggers Post 1000 is all about sharing the linky love and telling you about the bloggers who inspire, motivate, and make me laugh. The idea came from The Nails “88 Lines about 44 Women” , and I was going to do this about 100 bloggers. However, I don’t think 10 words per blogger was going to cut it. We’ll see where the word count takes us. Alas, the first blog that I got hooked on is now dormant. PollyPI , we miss you… ************************************************************************************* Amalah is one of the first who had me refreshing the page for new posts, cracking me up with her experiences with a newborn son. It’s been cool watching her from newborn to two adorable boys. Julie gave a great perspective on infertility and makes you cheer that she beat the odds and now has two beautiful sons. I spent three days going through her whole archives when I found her. Mandy is my dose of pop culture and makes me laugh with ever...