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Raising Addy
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The Waiting...
Do you ever feel like you are always in the waiting room? Waiting to find out the diagnosis, the outcome, reaching a certain goal or...
Christine McCarty
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Getting Sick...
It’s awful! Whether you or your child, no one wants to be sick! Now, imagine having a child with special needs who can’t exactly describe...
Christine McCarty
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The Holidays
Holidays are always stressful but is that the intended result? Shouldn’t we be enjoying the break, the time off and most importantly...
Christine McCarty
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Decision Making…
Life is all about decisions. Some good and some bad. When raising children, you hope and pray (if that’s your thing) all your decisions...
Christine McCarty
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Pivoting…
Funny word, right? What exactly does it mean? According to the dictionary it means to adapt or improve by adjusting or modifying...
Christine McCarty
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Just 4 Girlfriends…My TV Interview
Last week, I had the privilege of sitting down with Michelle Skinner, Angelique David, and Robyn McFarland of Real Talk with...
Christine McCarty
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Terminology…
Truth be told, this was not my intended blog post this week. It was going to be about Addy’s world, which we will share in due time....
Christine McCarty
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Potty Training
I have been anxiously waiting to post about potty training for months now, but I needed to make sure we (Addy and I) were successful in...
Christine McCarty
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Birthday Parties for Special Needs Kids
In recently celebrating Addy’s 8th birthday, I thought it would be ideal to discuss my tips on throwing a birthday party for your special...
Christine McCarty
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Trigger Solutions…
Last week we did a posting on what triggers anxiety for a child on the spectrum (see post here). As promised, this week’s post discusses...
Christine McCarty
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Triggers...
Recently, I have been doing extensive research on what triggers anxiety for a child on the spectrum. For Addy, when anxiety hits it can...
Christine McCarty
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Motivation…
What motivates you? What gets you out of bed every morning and pushes through another day? Some would say desire to achieve, gratitude to...
Christine McCarty
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Failure...
We all face it. We all experience it. None of us are exempt from it. Failure hits each one of us. As Einstein said, “You never fail until...
Christine McCarty
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Research
Research is essential. It feeds us information, helps us understand things we never thought we’d have to understand and most importantly,...
Christine McCarty
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Change...
Change is inevitable and can be extremely difficult for all of us. No one knows that better than a special needs parent/caregiver. It is...
Christine McCarty
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My Top Special Needs Websites
There are several websites offering advice when raising a special needs child. Like anything, some are useful, and some are worth leaving...
Christine McCarty
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Inclusion starts in the home
In raising three daughters, I am often astonished how different each is in their own way. Raising both neurotypical children and a...
Christine McCarty
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Addy's Perseverance
As a mother to an autistic daughter, I often wonder what it’s like to be inside her body/brain. Her thoughts? Her reasoning? How she...
Christine McCarty
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Play Dates
Play dates are essential for everyone, even us adults. Socializing and engaging with peers is an important part of learning and growing...
Christine McCarty
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Measuring Progress
We all want our children to succeed in anything they do. We want them to be happy, make some sort of progress and become the best...
Christine McCarty
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“Motherhood is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you would have. It’s about understanding that they are exactly the person they are supposed to be and that, if you’re lucky, they just might be the teacher who turns you into the person you are supposed to be.”
Joan Ryan
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