She picked out her halloween costume in mid-September. Since then she was ready to go get candy. We made a countdown paper chain as we creeped one day at a time closer to Halloween. She remembered last year – how it all worked. You wear a costume, you say trick or treat, you get candy. …
Tag Archives: Selective Mutism
Brave
We are at Target, like we are so often, and she wants a sticker from the cashier. The cashier is a friendly older woman, probably with grandchildren of her own, and she wants Stevie to say please for the stickers. It isn’t an unusual situation or request. I want her to say please too, but …
September
Fall is in full swing around here, well except the weather! With the promise of cooler weather coming (hopefully soon) we have embarked on the adventure of figuring out a new normal. Now that Stevie is talking at home there are days where we forget about her diagnosis. Days where life seems “normal” But without …
Fighting for Words 