I’ve previously discussed some of the challenges we’ve faced with parenting Jude. Parenting any child has it’s challenges but parenting a child with special needs can be extremely tough especially when those needs aren’t obvious to the typical bystander. Let me elaborate. Jude started at a new school this year, a school which we were…
I worry a lot about Jude. As a mother I think it’s pretty typical to worry about your children but when you sense something might be a little “off”about your child it causes you too over analyze every little detail. I want to talk about how I deal with Jude’s SPD (and other sensory issues). …
Today Jude will transition to a new class at school. His teacher is leaving and they are combining the 2 kindergarten classes (it’s a small private school so the combined class will only be 13 kids). Because Jude has SPD, transitions can be difficult so over the past few days we’ve been trying to prepare…
I could never seem to accurately explain Jude to people. Whenever I tried to describe Jude’s behavior my words would always fall short. He has to be experienced to fully grasp his “MORE THAN” nature. Like most 5 year old children Jude is active, unaware of personal space, emotional, loud, and full of energy but…